Captains of the Clouds
(1942)

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

Released: 1942-02-12

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

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James Cagney

as Brian MacLean (bush pilot)

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Dennis Morgan

as Johnny Dutton (bush pilot)

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Brenda Marshall

as Emily Foster

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Alan Hale

as Francis Patrick 'Tiny' Murphy (bush pilot)

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George Tobias

as Blimp Lebec (bush pilot)

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Reginald Gardiner

as Scrounger Harris (bush pilot)

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W.A. Bishop

as Himself

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Reginald Denny

as Commanding officer

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Russell Arms

as Louis 'Alabama' Prentiss

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Paul Cavanagh

as Group Captain

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Clem Bevans

as Sam 'Store-Teeth' Morrison

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J.M. Kerrigan

as Foster (storekeeper / Emily's father)

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J. Farrell MacDonald

as Dr. Neville (from Churchtown)

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Patrick O'Moore

as Fyffe

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Morton Lowry

as Carmichael

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Pat Flaherty

as Drill Sergeant

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Michael Curtiz

Director

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Arthur T. Horman

Story

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Roland Gillett

Story

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Arthur T. Horman

Screenplay

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Richard Macaulay

Screenplay

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Norman Reilly Raine

Screenplay

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C.A. Riggs

Sound

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Leo F. Forbstein

Music Director

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Max Steiner

Original Music Composer

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George Amy

Editor

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Wilfrid M. Cline

Director of Photography

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Sol Polito

Director of Photography

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Ted Smith

Art Direction

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Howard Shoup

Costume Design

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Perc Westmore

Makeup Artist

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Hal B. Wallis

Executive Producer

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William Cagney

Associate Producer

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Byron Haskin

Special Effects

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Rex Wimpy

Special Effects

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