Five Came Back (1939)

  • NR
  • 06/23/1939 (US)
  • Adventure, Drama
  • 1h 15m

Four must die! One must choose!

Overview

Twelve people are aboard Coast Airline's flagship the Silver Queen enroute to South America when the airplane encounters a storm and is blown off course. Crashing into jungles known to be inhabited by head hunters, pilots Bill and Joe race against time to fix the engines and attempt a take off. The situation brings out the best and worst in the stranded dozen as they create a makeshift runway and prepare to escape before the natives attack. But damage to the plane and low fuel reserves means that only 5 people can be carried to safety.

Jerome Cady

Screenplay

John Farrow

Director

Dalton Trumbo

Screenplay

Nathanael West

Screenplay

Richard Carroll

Story

Cast

Chester Morris's headshot

Chester Morris

Bill Brooks
Lucille Ball's headshot

Lucille Ball

Peggy Nolan
Wendy Barrie's headshot

Wendy Barrie

Alice Melbourne
John Carradine's headshot

John Carradine

Mr. Crimp
Allen Jenkins's headshot

Allen Jenkins

Pete
Joseph Calleia's headshot

Joseph Calleia

Vasquez
C. Aubrey Smith's headshot

C. Aubrey Smith

Henry Spengler
Kent Taylor's headshot

Kent Taylor

Joe

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