Information about Twelve O'clock High (tv Series)
Twelve O'Clock High or 12 O'Clock High was an ABC television series that ran for three seasons from September 18, 1964 to January 13, 1967. It was based in the 1949 motion picture of the same name.
At the end of the first season studio executives decided a younger looking lead actor was needed. In the first episode of the second season General Savage was killed in action and replaced by Joe Gallagher, now a full Colonel. Ironically, the younger looking Burke was two years older than Lansing.
For the second season most of the supporting cast from the first season was replaced with the exception of Major Stovall, Doc Kaiser and an occasional appearance by General Pritchard. Other actors who did reappear after the first season played other characters. This trend continued throughout the other seasons. Edward Mulhare appeared twice, as two different German officers. Bruce Dern appeared four times in three different roles. Tom Skerritt appeared five times, each time in a different role.
The first two seasons were filmed in black and white. This was done mostly to allow the inclusion of actual WWII combat footage, negating the need for special effects. The inclusion of combat footage in the series was often obvious as it was often quite degraded. Limited usable combat footage often resulted in the same shot being reused in multiple episodes. For the third season the series was filmed in color but only ran 17 episodes, being cancelled in mid-season. Some of the combat footage used for the third season seemed to be black and white footage tinted blue.
As with most television programs Twelve O'Clock High was created in episodic form. There is no particular order the episodes have to be watched in. A trio of episodes produced about a shuttle raid to North Africa were in fact never aired in story order. The stories themselves were often based more on character drama than action usually involving individuals who felt the need to redeem themselves in the eyes of others. Other story lines focussed on actual war events such as the development of bombing through cloud cover using radar and the complexities of operating a large fleet of (often malfunctioning) B-17 Flying Fortress bombers.
Dell Comics produced a comic book based on the series that ran 2 issues in 1965. Both had photocovers and artwork by Joe Sinnott.
Frank Overton .... Major Harvey Stovall
Paul Burke .... Colonel Joe Gallagher (seasons 2 & 3, recurring season 1)
Chris Robinson .... TSgt. Alexander "Sandy" Komansky (seasons 2 & 3)
John Larkin .... General Wiley Crowe (season 1)
Barney Phillips .... Major "Doc" Kaiser
Andrew Duggan .... General Ed Britt (seasons 2 & 3)
Paul Newlan .... General Pritchard
Lew Gallo .... Major Joe Cobb (season 1)
Robert Dornan .... Lt./Capt. Fowler (seasons 2 & 3)
Overview
The series follows the missions of the 918th Bomb Group stationed at Archbury, England during World War II. For the first season many of the characters from the movie were retained, including Brigadier General Frank Savage, Major Harvey Stovall, Major Cobb, Doc Kaiser and General Pritchard, albeit played by different actors than in the movie. In addition to these characters several other infrequently reappearing characters were introduced, including Captain (later Major) Joe Gallagher who appeared twice.At the end of the first season studio executives decided a younger looking lead actor was needed. In the first episode of the second season General Savage was killed in action and replaced by Joe Gallagher, now a full Colonel. Ironically, the younger looking Burke was two years older than Lansing.
For the second season most of the supporting cast from the first season was replaced with the exception of Major Stovall, Doc Kaiser and an occasional appearance by General Pritchard. Other actors who did reappear after the first season played other characters. This trend continued throughout the other seasons. Edward Mulhare appeared twice, as two different German officers. Bruce Dern appeared four times in three different roles. Tom Skerritt appeared five times, each time in a different role.
The first two seasons were filmed in black and white. This was done mostly to allow the inclusion of actual WWII combat footage, negating the need for special effects. The inclusion of combat footage in the series was often obvious as it was often quite degraded. Limited usable combat footage often resulted in the same shot being reused in multiple episodes. For the third season the series was filmed in color but only ran 17 episodes, being cancelled in mid-season. Some of the combat footage used for the third season seemed to be black and white footage tinted blue.
As with most television programs Twelve O'Clock High was created in episodic form. There is no particular order the episodes have to be watched in. A trio of episodes produced about a shuttle raid to North Africa were in fact never aired in story order. The stories themselves were often based more on character drama than action usually involving individuals who felt the need to redeem themselves in the eyes of others. Other story lines focussed on actual war events such as the development of bombing through cloud cover using radar and the complexities of operating a large fleet of (often malfunctioning) B-17 Flying Fortress bombers.
Dell Comics produced a comic book based on the series that ran 2 issues in 1965. Both had photocovers and artwork by Joe Sinnott.
Cast
Robert Lansing .... Brigadier General Frank Savage (season 1, Savage was also in episode 1 of season 2 but Lansing was not)Frank Overton .... Major Harvey Stovall
Paul Burke .... Colonel Joe Gallagher (seasons 2 & 3, recurring season 1)
Chris Robinson .... TSgt. Alexander "Sandy" Komansky (seasons 2 & 3)
John Larkin .... General Wiley Crowe (season 1)
Barney Phillips .... Major "Doc" Kaiser
Andrew Duggan .... General Ed Britt (seasons 2 & 3)
Paul Newlan .... General Pritchard
Lew Gallo .... Major Joe Cobb (season 1)
Robert Dornan .... Lt./Capt. Fowler (seasons 2 & 3)
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American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Type Broadcast radio network and
television network
Country United States
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Type Broadcast radio network and
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Country United States
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September 18 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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January 13 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
It is still celebrated as New Year's Eve by those on the Julian calendar (Old New Year).
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Twelve O'Clock High is a 1949 film about the United States Army's Eighth Air Force crews who flew daylight bombing missions against Germany and occupied France during World War II.
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Twelve O'Clock High is a 1949 film about the United States Army's Eighth Air Force crews who flew daylight bombing missions against Germany and occupied France during World War II.
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Motto
Dieu et mon droit (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is "God Save the Queen".
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Dieu et mon droit (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is "God Save the Queen".
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Allied powers:
Soviet Union
United States
United Kingdom
China
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Soviet Union
United States
United Kingdom
China
France
...et al. Axis powers:
Germany
Japan
Italy
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Brigadier General is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually just above colonel and just below major general.
Brigadier general can trace its origins to the militaries of Europe where a brigadier general, or simply a brigadier, would command a brigade
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Brigadier general can trace its origins to the militaries of Europe where a brigadier general, or simply a brigadier, would command a brigade
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Major is a military rank the use of which varies according to country. Moreover, Major frequently denotes a mid-level command status officer (immediately superior to the rank of Captain and immediately subordinate to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel), however in some armies
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Colonel (IPA: /ˈkɜrnəl/) is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country in the world.
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Edward Mulhare
Born March 8 1923
Carrigaline, Cork, Ireland
Died May 24 1997 (aged 74)
Los Angeles, California U.S.
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Born March 8 1923
Carrigaline, Cork, Ireland
Died May 24 1997 (aged 74)
Los Angeles, California U.S.
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Bruce Dern
Birth name Bruce MacLeish Dern
Born May 4 1936
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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Birth name Bruce MacLeish Dern
Born May 4 1936
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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Tom Skerritt
Tom Skerritt at the 47th Emmy Awards
Birth name Thomas Roy Skerritt
Born July 25 1933
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
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Tom Skerritt at the 47th Emmy Awards
Birth name Thomas Roy Skerritt
Born July 25 1933
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
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Radar is a system that uses electromagnetic waves to identify the range, altitude, direction, or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as aircraft, ships, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain.
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Type Strategic bomber
Manufacturer Boeing
Designed by Edward C. Wells
E. Gifford Emery
Maiden flight 28 July 1935[1]
Introduction April 1938
Retired 1968 (Brazilian Air Force)
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Manufacturer Boeing
Designed by Edward C. Wells
E. Gifford Emery
Maiden flight 28 July 1935[1]
Introduction April 1938
Retired 1968 (Brazilian Air Force)
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Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium.
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A comic book is a magazine or book containing sequential art in the form of a narrative. Comic books are often called comics for short. Although the term implies otherwise, the subject matter in comic books is not necessarily humorous, and in fact it is often serious and
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Joe Sinnott (born October 16, 1926, Saugerties, New York, United States) is an American comic book artist. Working primarily as an inker, Sinnott is best-known for his long stint on Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four
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Robert Lansing (June 5 1928 – October 23 1994) was an American stage, film, and television actor.
Born Robert Howell Brown in San Diego, California, he reportedly took his stage name from the state capital of Michigan.
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Born Robert Howell Brown in San Diego, California, he reportedly took his stage name from the state capital of Michigan.
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Frank Overton (March 12 1918 – April 24 1967) was an American actor.
Born in Babylon, New York, he appeared in countless television programs during the early 1950s through the late 1960s.
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Born in Babylon, New York, he appeared in countless television programs during the early 1950s through the late 1960s.
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Paul Burke
Born July 21 1926
New Orleans, Louisiana
Died
Paul Burke
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Born July 21 1926
New Orleans, Louisiana
Died
Paul Burke
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Andrew Duggan (born December 28, 1923, in Franklin, Indiana; died May 15, 1988, in Westwood, California) was a tall and authoritative character actor who appeared in 70 movies and over 140 television shows between 1949 and 1987.
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In office
1977-1983
1985–1997
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Born March 3 1933
New York City, New York
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1977-1983
1985–1997
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Born March 3 1933
New York City, New York
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epguides is a website dedicated to English language radio and television shows. George Fergus, the owner of epguides, began it in 1995 as a personal site at www.xnet.com/~fergus [2] with fan-compiled episode guides and lists for several hundred shows.
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Quinn Martin (May 22, 1922 – September 6, 1987[1]), born Martin Cohn,[2] was one of the most successful American television producers. He had at least one program running in prime time for 21 straight years (from 1959 to 1980), an industry record.
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The Untouchables is the name of a television series that ran from 1959 to 1963 on the American Broadcasting Company. Based on the memoir of the same name by Eliot Ness and Oscar Fraley, it dealt with the experiences of Eliot Ness, a United States Treasury agent, as he fought
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Twelve O'Clock High or 12 O'Clock High was an ABC television series that ran for three seasons from September 18, 1964 to January 13, 1967. It was based in the 1949 motion picture of the same name.
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The Fugitive is an American television series produced by QM Productions and United Artists Television that aired on ABC from 1963-1967. David Janssen starred as Dr.
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The Invaders, a Quinn Martin Production, was an ABC science fiction television program created by Larry Cohen that ran in the United States for a season and a half between 1967 and 1968.
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