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Captains of the Clouds
Captains of the Clouds

Captains of the Clouds

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

Genres

ActionWar

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

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

114 mins

Rating

6.431/10

Release Date

12 February 1942

Country

United States of America

Cast

James Cagney

James Cagney

Brian MacLean (bush pilot)

Dennis Morgan

Dennis Morgan

Johnny Dutton (bush pilot)

Brenda Marshall

Brenda Marshall

Emily Foster

Alan Hale

Alan Hale

Francis Patrick 'Tiny' Murphy (bush pilot)

George Tobias

George Tobias

Blimp Lebec (bush pilot)

Reginald Gardiner

Reginald Gardiner

Scrounger Harris (bush pilot)

W.A. Bishop

W.A. Bishop

Himself

Reginald Denny

Reginald Denny

Commanding officer

Russell Arms

Russell Arms

Louis 'Alabama' Prentiss

Paul Cavanagh

Paul Cavanagh

Group Captain

Clem Bevans

Clem Bevans

Sam 'Store-Teeth' Morrison

J.M. Kerrigan

J.M. Kerrigan

Foster (storekeeper / Emily's father)

J. Farrell MacDonald

J. Farrell MacDonald

Dr. Neville (from Churchtown)

Patrick O'Moore

Patrick O'Moore

Fyffe

Morton Lowry

Morton Lowry

Carmichael

Pat Flaherty

Pat Flaherty

Drill Sergeant

Winifred Harris

Winifred Harris

Red Cross Collector

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