Captains of the Clouds

Captains of the Clouds (1942)

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

Genre: Action, War
Release Date: 1942-02-12
User Rating: 6.5/10 from 25 ratings
Runtime: 1h 54min
Language: English
Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Country: United States of America
Director: Michael Curtiz
Writers: Arthur T. Horman, Norman Reilly Raine, Richard Macaulay.

6.5

From 25 Ratings

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Summary

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

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Cast
Crew

James Cagney

as Brian MacLean (bush pilot)
Dennis Morgan

as Johnny Dutton (bush pilot)
Brenda Marshall

as Emily Foster
Alan Hale

as Francis Patrick 'Tiny' Murphy (bush pilot)
George Tobias

as Blimp Lebec (bush pilot)
Reginald Gardiner

as Scrounger Harris (bush pilot)
W.A. Bishop

as Himself
Reginald Denny

as Commanding officer
Russell Arms

as Louis 'Alabama' Prentiss
Paul Cavanagh

as Group Captain
Clem Bevans

as Sam 'Store-Teeth' Morrison
J.M. Kerrigan

as Foster (storekeeper / Emily's father)
J. Farrell MacDonald

as Dr. Neville (from Churchtown)
Patrick O'Moore

as Fyffe
Morton Lowry

as Carmichael
Pat Flaherty

as Drill Sergeant

Writing	Arthur T. Horman	Screenplay
Writing	Roland Gillett	Story
Writing	Norman Reilly Raine	Screenplay
Writing	Richard Macaulay	Screenplay
Directing	Michael Curtiz	Director
Writing	Arthur T. Horman	Story
Crew	Rex Wimpy	Special Effects
Costume & Make-Up	Perc Westmore	Makeup Artist
Production	William Cagney	Associate Producer
Camera	Wilfrid M. Cline	Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up	Howard Shoup	Costume Design
Sound	Max Steiner	Original Music Composer
Production	Hal B. Wallis	Executive Producer
Crew	Byron Haskin	Special Effects
Editing	George Amy	Editor
Camera	Sol Polito	Director of Photography
Art	Ted Smith	Art Direction
Sound	C.A. Riggs	Sound
Sound	Leo F. Forbstein	Music Director