Strategic Air Command is a 1955 American film starring James Stewart and June Allyson, and directed by Anthony Mann. Released by Paramount Pictures, it was the first of four films that depicted the role of the Strategic Air Command in the Cold War era. The film was the second film released in Paramount's new wide-screen system, VistaVision, in color by Technicolor and Perspecta directional sound. It would also be Stewart and Mann's eighth and final collaboration and the third of three movies that paired Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson, the others being The Stratton Story and The Glenn Miller... Story. Robert "Dutch" Holland is a professional baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals, as well as serving in the United States Air Force Reserve. During spring training in St. Petersburg, Florida, he is recalled to active duty for 21 months. He reports to his posting at Carswell AFB, a bomber base in Ft. Worth, Texas to qualify in the Convair B-36. He arrives in civilian clothing because his old uniforms are those of the old U.S. Army Air Forces. This is to the great displeasure of General Hawkes , the commander of SAC.
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| Release date: | March 25, 1955 |
| Directed by: | Anthony Mann |
| Runtime: | 112 Minutes |
| Editor: | Eda Warren |
| Music by: | Victor Young |
| Cinematography: | William H. Daniels |
| Screenplay by: | Valentine Davies |