"In Harm's Way"1965 Naval Captain Torrey (John Wayne) manages to bring his ship through the bombing of Pearl Harbor unscathed, but is later demoted when it is damaged in a subsequent battle due to his negligence. Back on land, he begins a reconciliation with his estranged son (Brandon de Wilde) and a romance with nurse Maggie (Patricia Neal), but duty calls him away when he and his firebrand friend, Cmdr. Paul Eddington (Kirk Douglas), are tasked with salvaging a dangerous and important mission.

The War in Classic Cinema In Harm's Way is a 1965 American epic Panavision war film produced and directed by Otto Preminger and starring John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal, Tom Tryon, Paula Prentiss, Stanley Holloway, Burgess Meredith, Brandon deWilde, Jill Haworth, Dana Andrews, Franchot Tone, and Henry Fonda. It was one of the last black-and-white World War II epics, and the last black-and-white John Wayne film. It has had a mixed response over the years as a war film that had a simple st

#MovieMonday - "In Harm's Way" (1965) starring John Wayne and Kirk Douglas centers on the attack on Pearl Harbor and its aftermath. Filmed in part on board USS St. Paul (CA-73), Wayne pinned the eagle insignia he wore in the movie on the ship's real executive officer after the XO was promoted from commander to captain. | U.S. Naval Institute