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Thunder Birds( 1942)

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For two pilots, one woman became a conflict of interest.

Overview

On a secluded base in Arizona, veteran World War I pilot Steve Britt trains flyers to fight in World War II. One of his trainees, Englishman Peter Stackhouse, competes with Britt for the affections of Kay Saunders, the daughter of a local rancher. Despite their differences, Britt makes sure Sutton passes his training and becomes a combat pilot -- even though he loses Kay to the young man in the process.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Preston Foster

      Steve Britt

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      John Sutton

      Peter Stackhouse

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      Gene Tierney

      Kay Saunders

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      Jack Holt

      Colonel MacDonald

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      May Whitty

      Lady Jane Stackhouse

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      George Barbier

      Col. Cyrus P. 'Gramps' Saunders

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      Richard Haydn

      George Lockwood

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      Reginald Denny

      Barrett

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      Ted North

      Cadet Hackzell

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      Janis Carter

      Blonde Red Cross Nurse Trainee

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      C. Montague Shaw

      Doctor

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      Viola Moore

      Nurse

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      Nana Bryant

      Mrs. Blake

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      Joyce Compton

      Saleswoman

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      Bess Flowers

      Nurse

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      Selmer Jackson

      Bit role

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      Charles Tannen

      American Flyer / Opening Off-Screen Narrator (voice)

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      Harry Strang

      Forest Ranger

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      Walter Tetley

      Messenger Boy

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      Walter Tetley

      Red Cross Nurse Trainee (uncredited)

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      Peter Lawford

      English Cadet (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Dec 22 2024
    "Steve" (Preston Foster) is a veteran flyer drafted into teach some new recruits from the USA, China and the UK to fly combat missions during the Second World War. It's on this mission that he hopes to rekindle his relationship with "Kay" (an underused Gene Tierney) but an unexpected fly soon appears in that particular ointment. He takes the form of "Stackhouse" (John Sutton) - a British pilot who is as keen as mustard but suffers from air-sickness. Hardly validating, indeed his bosses want to send him back for a desk job but his trainer reckons he has what it takes - if only he can discover wh...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • war veteran
    • mentor
    • arizona
    • pilot
    • american