Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis — Command Decision Character Profile

About Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis

US Eighth Air Force commander who prioritizes strategic bombing despite heavy casualties. He initiates a sensitive mission, covers up a targeting error, blackmails his superior to continue operations, and ultimately makes the difficult decision to strike a final jet factory before being relieved and transferred to the Pacific.

Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Clark Gable

Appears in

Command Decision (1948)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (6)

• Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis — Professional Superior Subordinate — Major General Roland Goodlow Kane (Walter Pidgeon)

  Dennis reports to Kane as his commanding officer

• Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis — Professional Commanding Officer — Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans (Van Johnson)

  Evans serves as NCO in Dennis' headquarters

• Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis — Conflict Antagonist — Elmer Brockhurst (Charles Bickford)

  Old antagonists clash over press vs military perspectives

• Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis — Conflict Rival Officer — Brigadier General Clifton I. Garnet (Brian Donlevy)

  Potential replacement creates tension and professional rivalry

• Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis — Professional Subordinate — Col. Edward Rayton Martin (John Hodiak)

  Martin serves under Dennis' command

• Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis — Conflict Critic — Congressman Arthur Malcolm (Edward Arnold)

  Malcolm criticizes Dennis' handling of casualties

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• Major General Roland Goodlow Kane (Walter Pidgeon)
• Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans (Van Johnson)
• Brigadier General Clifton I. Garnet (Brian Donlevy)
• Maj. Homer V. Prescott (Clinton Sundberg)
• Elmer Brockhurst (Charles Bickford)
• Officer (uncredited) (John Cannon)
• James Carwood (John Ridgely)
• Lt. Col. Virgil Jackson (Mack Williams)
• Capt. Lucius Malcolm Jenks (Michael Steele)
• Maj. Garrett Davenport (James Millican)
• Col. Earnest Haley (Warner Anderson)
• Col. Edward Rayton Martin (John Hodiak)