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They Flew Alone
They Flew Alone

They Flew Alone

SHE LED THE PARADE FROM SILK TO KHAKI! -- This girl who bolted a white-collar job to win her place in the air force...it's the amazing story of Amy and her Jim -- The Flying Mollisons.

Genres

Drama

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The story of flyer Amy Johnson the girl from Yorkshire who won the hearts of the British public in the 1930s with her record-breaking solo flights around the world. Her marriage to fellow aviator Jim Mallison was less noteworthy.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

29 June 1942

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Anna Neagle

Anna Neagle

Amy Johnson

Robert Newton

Robert Newton

Jim Mollison

Edward Chapman

Edward Chapman

Mr. Johnson

Nora Swinburne

Nora Swinburne

ATA Commandant

Joan Kemp-Welch

Joan Kemp-Welch

Mrs. Johnson

Brefni O'Rorke

Brefni O'Rorke

Mac

Charles Carson

Charles Carson

Lord Wakefield

Martita Hunt

Martita Hunt

Miss Bland

William Hartnell

William Hartnell

Scotty

Eliot Makeham

Eliot Makeham

Mayor of Croydon

David Horne

David Horne

Solicitor

Miles Malleson

Miles Malleson

Vacuum Salesman

Aubrey Mallalieu

Aubrey Mallalieu

Bill, the Barber

Charles Victor

Charles Victor

Postmaster

Hay Petrie

Hay Petrie

Old General

John Slater

John Slater

Officer on Interview Panel

Percy Parsons

Percy Parsons

Cyril Smith

Cyril Smith

Aquitania Radio Operator

George Merritt

George Merritt

Reporter

Muriel George

Muriel George

Kitty the Housekeeper

Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming

Secretary

Anthony Shaw

Anthony Shaw

Official

MacDonald Parke

MacDonald Parke

Man

Arthur Hambling

Arthur Hambling

Policeman

Peter Gawthorne

Peter Gawthorne

RAF Officer

Ronald Shiner

Ronald Shiner

Mechanic

Margaret Halstan

Margaret Halstan

Woman

Charles Maxwell

Charles Maxwell

Radio Commentator Great Britain (voice)

Frank Atkinson

Frank Atkinson

Reporter in the Johnsons' House (uncredited)

Anne Crawford

Anne Crawford

ATA Girl (uncredited)

Leslie Dwyer

Leslie Dwyer

Lighthouse Keeper (uncredited)

Bryan Herbert

Bryan Herbert

Airfield Weather Man (uncredited)

Ben Williams

Ben Williams

Man at Australian Airfield (uncredited)

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