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Episode Title: "Port Chicago"
Original Air Date: 04/09/2002
From: kka1 AT webtv.net (Kathy)
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 14:47:34 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [JAGniks] Spoilers "Port Chicago" 4/9A Sailor Wants His Mutiny Charges Erased on "JAG" (4/9/02)
"Port Chicago" -- A survivor of the disastrous 1944 Port Chicago explosion asks the Secretary of the Navy to clear all mutiny charges from his service record and those of his shipmates, on JAG, Tuesday, April 9 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Jeannot Szwarc directed the episode from a script by Don McGill.
In 1944, in the midst of World War II, a disastrous explosion rocked the U.S. Navy's Port Chicago near San Francisco, killing more than 350 sailors, most of them African-Americans.
Following the blast, a group of 50 sailors refused to return to work until changes were made to assure their safety. They were charged with mutiny and court martialed, but later their convictions were reversed.
Now, surviving sailor William McBride wants his record and those of all the other "mutineers" cleared. Asked to handle the investigation discreetly, Cmdr. Turner discovers that an injustice was done and goes head-to-head with Lt. Singer in the courtroom.
Meanwhile, Harm goes house shopping with Lt. Sims.
In 1944, in the midst of World War II, a disastrous explosion rocked the U.S. Navy's Port Chicago near San Francisco, killing more than 350 sailors, most of them African-Americans. Following the blast, a group of 50 sailors refused to return to work until changes were made to assure their safety. They were charged with mutiny and court martialed, but later their convictions were reversed. Now, a surviving sailor wants his record and those of all the other "mutineers" cleared. Asked to handle the investigation discreetly, Cmdr. Turner discovers that an injustice was done and goes head-to-head with Lt. Singer in the courtroom. Meanwhile, Harm goes house shopping with Lt. Sims.
A survivor of the disastrous 1944 Port Chicago explosion asks the Secretary of the Navy to clear all mutiny charges from his service record and those of his shipmates.
A stateside World War II disaster is revisited in this well-written episode.
In 1944, an explosion at the Port Chicago naval munitions base in California killed 320 men, most of whom were black. After the incident, many sailors refused to work under the unsafe conditions and 50 were court-martialed for mutiny. The men were allowed to return to the Navy when President Truman commuted their sentences after the war.
This episode centers on a fictional member of that group: retiree Aubrey McBride (Carl Gordon), who is demanding a new court-martial, hoping to have the conviction overturned so his record can be cleared. But if he's found guilty, the 76-year-old man will return to prison. Cmdr. Sturgis Turner: Scott Lawrence.
[Thanks to Kathy on the JAG list, for giving me screen-captures for the "Paramount News Presents...", to make up for my VCR being a few seconds late.]
Paramount
News
Presents
--
Port Chicago
Munitions Depot:
Gateway to Victory!
--
JAG
Starring
David James Elliott [Commander Harmon "Harm" Rabb, Jr.]
Catherine Bell [Lt. Col. Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie]
Patrick Labyorteaux [Lt. Bud Roberts]
John M. Jackson as Admiral Chegwidden
Co-Executive Producer
Chas. Floyd Johnson
Co-Executive Producer
Stephen Zito
Co-Executive Producer
Mark Horowitz
Created By
Donald P. Bellisario
-- 1459 Zulu JAG Headquarters Falls Church, Virginia --
"Port Chicago"
Also Starring
Karri Turner [Lt. Harriet Sims]
Scott Lawrence [Cmdr. Sturgis Turner]
Chuck Carrington [PO Jason Tiner]
Guest Starring
Carl Gordon [Aubrey McBride]
Kale Brown [_]
Nanci Chambers [Lt. Loren Singer]
Ed Bernard [_]
Jennifer Savidge [Cmdr. Amy Helfman {Judge}]
Zoe McLellan [PO Coates]
Merlin Santana [_]
Normal Alden [_]
Ellie Harvie [_]
Larry Bates [_]
Sean Anthony Moran [_]
Adam Frost [_]
And
Bill Cobbs as Chaplain Turner [Sturgis' Father]
Producer Avery C. Drewe
Producer David Bellisario
Consulting Producer Charles Holland
Coordinating Producer Julie B. Watson
Supervising Producer Dana Coen
Written by Don McGill
Directed by Jeannot Szwarc
-- 1804 Zulu McBride's Funeral Home Washington, D.C. -- 1515 Zulu JAG Headquarters Falls Church, Virginia -- 1439 Zulu JAG Headquarters Falls Church, Virginia -- 2111 Zulu JAG Headquarters Falls Church, Virginia --
Executive Producer
Donald P. Bellisario
Co-producer Mark R. Schilz
Associate Producer Megan Mascena Gaspar
Story Editor Don McGill
Music by Steven Bramson
Theme by Bruce Broughton
Featuring
Kim Strauss Senior Member
Taylor Humphries Seaman
Casting by Melissa Skoff, C.S.A.
Original Casting by Nan Dutton, C.S.A.
Director of Photography William Webb
Production Designer Robert J. Bacon
Edited by Bert Glatstein, A.C.E.
Unit Production Manager Mark R. Schilz
First Assistant Director Brian Faul
Second Assistant Director Suzanne Bornstein Saltz
Art Director Chas. Butcher
Set Decorator Lynn Wolverton Parker
Property Master George Tuers
Production Sound Mixer Sean Rush, C.A.S.
Music Editor Brian Kirk
Costume Supervisor Paul Dafelmair
Hair Stylist Carla Dean
Make-up Artists Phyllis Temple
Joe Hailey
Stunt Coordinator Diamond Farnsworth
Special Effects Coordinator Larry Fuentes
Transportation Coordinator Greg Nutt
Construction Coordinator Thom Schaefer
Location Manager Marvin J. Bernstein
Script Supervisor Billie L. Mayer
Technical Advisors Matt Sigloch, USMC (Ret.)
RADM Paul T. Gillcrist, USN (Ret.)
Chuck de Caro
Production Coordinator Sara Chaiken
Pre-Production Coordinator Shari Neiman Ramsey
Post Production Coordinator Michael Horowitz
Assistant Editor Ralph Riccoboni
Production Accountants David Schiller
Ted Martinez
Assistants to the
Executive Producers Patty Sachs
Jennifer Ames
Rebecca Price
Sara Jane Swanson
Assistants to the Producers Krystal A. Pertsch
K. Austin Grady
Main Title Design Castle/Bryant/Johnsen
Casting Executive Helen Mossler, C.S.A.
Sound Supervisor Greg Schorer
Video Post Production by Hollywood Digital
Film Lab Image Lab
Sound Editing by Echo Film Services, Inc.
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