The Gallant Hours Opening and Closing

Opening and Closing scenes with a moving musical score

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• The
• Gallant
• Hours
• Opening
• and
• Closing

[dennykaj]

I remember watching this on TV when it was first broadcast in 1960 and always remembered the music which is why I wanted to find a copy after all these years. My Dad was in the south pacific in WWII and really loved this movie and Cagney's portrayal. It's funny, but I see a lot of similarities between Cagney's and my father's mannerisms in this short piece. They both came acroos as rather gruff, but inside they were both a couple of softies.

[denkaj]

@irvingadkins616 ???

[irvingadkins616]

This is a "pumped" video. =p

[Nanostarification]

the musical score is a s tory of a man of the sea!!!!

its so moving!!!!

[fjbutch]

beautiful*****************

[pbrucpaul]

Beautiful opening! this really handled the pulse of a very trying and eventful period in history; WW2.

[777blinky]

Halsey had to make a trip to Guadelcanal to talk to the pilots afte the Yamamoto shoot down and threaten all with court martials if they talked because the JN-32 codes were broken and it would comprimised the navy reading them.the japenese considering changing them before the pearl harbor attacks but ran out of time and never ever considered it agai wit the changing in the middle of a war.

[nurmaybooba]

My uncle Harry was one of his pilots during the war.

[denkaj]

@LastRonin47 It's simply called the Theme to The Gallant Hours. Capt. Black is played by Ward Costello...Edward "Ward" Costello (July 5, 1919 - June 4, 2009) was an American actor, composer and lyricist. He composed and wrote the lyrics to the theme for The Gallant Hours

[LastRonin47]

What is the song in the opening sequence?

[mgwilliams1000]

@penumbra155 His name rings a bell but I could not find him in my Cruise book. That was 1979 and 81 on the USS America. I still visit San Diego once a year. Much has changed since then but still is one of USA's most beautiful cities.