12 O'Clock High

Season 2

Episode 5: Big Brother

TV-PGOct 11, 1965
The 918 lands at Mogador in North Africa to refuel and re-arm. Gallagher's plane lands 21 hours late after his stopover in Yugoslavia. The senior officer is Lieutenant Col. Preston ""Pres"" Gallagher (Joe Gallagher's brother). Pres explains that he has a mixed unit of Americans, British & Australians and he has been barely holding on but ""Infantry holds, that's what they do"". Now that Gallagher has landed safely Pres decides to pull out. Pres takes Gallagher's gas, and sends Captain Strader to blow up the 918th's planes fights. An exhausted Pres collapses and is hospitalized. Major Dutton takes command of ground forces and orders Master Sergeant Orland to prepare to move out. Gallagher radios for gas and the incoming plane is shot down. Pres recovers and decides to fight on. Gallagher sends Lieutenant Col. Bailey with 3 B-17's to bomb the target.
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Type
Scripted
Status
Ended
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English
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Guest Stars

Robert Colbert
Lt. Col. Frank Bailey
Douglas Henderson
Maj. Lecroy
Jack Lord
Lt. Col. Preston Gallagher
Julie Adams
Lt. Betty Russo
Robert Sorrells
SSgt. Webhorn
William Swan
Lieutenant
Robert Dornan
Capt. Johnson
Martin Balsam
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Guest Stars

Cast

Paul Burke
Colonel Joe Gallagher
Frank Overton
Major Harvey Stovall
Chris Robinson
T/Sgt. Alexander "Sandy" Komansky
Barney Phillips
Major "Doc" Kaiser
Andrew Duggan
Brigadier/Major General Ed Britt
Paul Newlan
Lieutenant General Bill Pritchard
Robert Dornan
Lieutenant/Captain Fowler
Cast
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