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Twelve O'Clock High Episodes: 78- 60 minute episodes (61 Black & White, 17 Color) First Telecast: September 18, 1964 Last Telecast: January 13, 1967  The show asked "How much can one man take?"
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This show takes place in mid 1942 through 1944 during World War II. It follows the 918th Heavy Bombardment Group, part of the 8th Bomber Command of the US Eighth Air Force. Army Air Force Brigadier General Frank Savage is asked to take over the 918th by General Pritchard. Savage is a tough as nails commander and builds the Group into the "best bomb group" in Eighth Air Force. At the start of the 2nd season, Savage is killed and Colonel Joseph Anson Gallagher takes over for the next two seasons. The 918th Group is first led by Savage then Gallagher. Major Harvey Stovall is the Adjutant, later the Ground Exec. Major Joe Cobb is a Squadron Commander and later Air Exec in the first season. The Flight Surgeon is Major Kaiser. The Line Chief (Maintenance) is Master Sergeant Tony Nero. In the 1st season Captain (Major) Joe Gallagher is a recurring character as an aircraft & squadron commander. 1st Season Squadron Commanders include Major Joe Cobb, Major Gus Denver, Major Joseph Gallagher, Major Joe Morse, Major Jake Hays, Major Peter Gray, Major Andy Towson & Major Jack Temple. 2nd Season Squadron Commanders include Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Gallagher (363rd Squadron), Lieutenant Colonel Frank Bailey(364th Squadron), Lieutenant Colonel Chick Heindorf (365th Squadron), Lieutenant Colonel Bill Christy, Lieutenant Colonel Gaines.
It goes without saying that the first season's acting by Lansing is just plain incredible! The first episode when he lets Major Gallagher have it, I nearly cowered back into my seat. Some of the biggest TV and movie stars, guest-starred on this show. (William Shatner even guest starred!) Every episode was a work of art and a well crafted stories and the human condition under the stress of war! The episode "Sound of Distant Thunder" w/Peter Fonda still moves me every time I watch it. . .I always liked Paul Burke too. He was a fine actor and played Col. Gallagher perfectly!
Many of TOH's episodes have inspired various movies w/o giving the show credit. (Dominic Frontiere's music is worth it ALONE! WOW!) The movie was a masterpiece and so was the TV series, in it's own way. In today's TV world every show has it's girl "looker". TOH pulled off incredible story-telling with hardly any female cast! You just feel the weight of the war on Robert Lansing's shoulders in the first season.
A must own series! Not one stinker episode. Unfortunatley the series hit too close to home in the 60's and was cancelled after season 3. Every episode on DVDs- all 3 seasons (78 episodes); excellent (9.5) quality...! You may find cheaper, you won't find better! 39 DVDs, full animated menus by ACT numbers. Includes an EXTRAS Disc of the show's Promo Pictures and lots of other misc images pertaining to 12 O'Clock High and B-17s!
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