S1.E5

The Climate of Doubt

Episode aired Oct 23, 1964
1h

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Viveca Lindfors in 12 O'Clock High (1964)

Gen. Crowe orders Savage to fly a dangerous mission in France to show support for the resistance, but he thinks it's because he's in love with a beautiful fighter there.Gen. Crowe orders Savage to fly a dangerous mission in France to show support for the resistance, but he thinks it's because he's in love with a beautiful fighter there.Gen. Crowe orders Savage to fly a dangerous mission in France to show support for the resistance, but he thinks it's because he's in love with a beautiful fighter there.

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Trivia
Colonel Charles was played by Bernard Fox, who appeared in the series three times as three different characters each with a lower rank. Fox was better known due to appearing a total of 8 times from 1965-1970 as Colonel Crittendon on Hogan's Heroes (1965), and as Dr Bombay on "Bewitched".

Goofs
In Act III, when the B-17s are taxiing out to take off for the mission, one of them going by the camera has no top turret. Perhaps the same airplane, named High Flier, appears later, after the first target is bombed and the German fighters are inbound. As well as no top turret, the cheek windows seem to indicate that the airplane is a B-17G, so it is missing its chin turret. It also appears to have the shorter B-17E nose bubble fitted.

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7/10

Is this mission really worth the cost?

"The Climate of Doubt" is a rare instance where General Savage and his immediate superior, General Crowe, have a major disagreement. Crowe wants the bomb crews to attack some targets which seem too costly and not worth the effort. Whether Crowe wants this to occur because it's the right thing to do or whether it's being influenced by his love for a woman in the French resistance is uncertain. And, when the mission turns out to be a big mistake, a court of inquiry wants Savage to testify as to Crowe's decision.

This is a good episode....not among the very best (mainly because the French resistance angle seemed a bit farfetched)....but it's still well worth seeing.