Captains of the Clouds (1942)

  • NR
  • 02/12/1942 (US)
  • Action, War
  • 1h 54m

So full of spectacle and glory it had to be made in Technicolor!

Overview

Inspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined Canadian bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF.

Michael Curtiz

Director

Arthur T. Horman

Story, Screenplay

Roland Gillett

Story

Richard Macaulay

Screenplay

Norman Reilly Raine

Screenplay

Cast

James Cagney's headshot

James Cagney

Brian MacLean (bush pilot)
Dennis Morgan's headshot

Dennis Morgan

Johnny Dutton (bush pilot)
Brenda Marshall's headshot

Brenda Marshall

Emily Foster
Alan Hale's headshot

Alan Hale

Francis Patrick 'Tiny' Murphy (bush pilot)
George Tobias's headshot

George Tobias

Blimp Lebec (bush pilot)
Reginald Gardiner's headshot

Reginald Gardiner

Scrounger Harris (bush pilot)
W.A. Bishop's headshot

W.A. Bishop

Himself
Reginald Denny's headshot

Reginald Denny

Commanding officer

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