The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

This 1955 courtroom drama based on real-life events tells the story of General Billy Mitchell, who, in 1925, angered the military establishment by accusing the Army and Navy of negligence during World War I. Facing court-martial, Mitchell was nevertheless vocal about his views, foretelling an event eerily similar to Pearl Harbor. Otto Preminger directs; Gary Cooper, Charles Bickford and Elizabeth Montgomery (in her film debut) star.