[1] Rod Serling wrote the teleplay about American fliers stationed in England during World War II.

Robert Cummings, Rip Torn, Hazel Court, and Martin Balsam starred.

Frankenheimer said of Cummings: "Bobby's a really fine dramatic actor, but people usually associate him only with comedy.

Directing an actor like this who feels immediately what the script wants and what the director wants makes you love this business.

"[2] In The New York Times, John P. Shanley praised Serling's dialogue as "fresh and striking", though occasionally "ornate and labored."