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Thunder Birds
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6.0On 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.
Released: 1942-10-2878 minDir: William A. WellmanDrama, Romance, War
Cast
- Preston Foster as Steve Britt
- John Sutton as Peter Stackhouse
- Gene Tierney as Kay Saunders
- Jack Holt as Colonel MacDonald
- May Whitty as Lady Jane Stackhouse
- George Barbier as Col. Cyrus P. 'Gramps' Saunders
Themes
- war veteran
- mentor
- arizona
- pilot
- american
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- aviation
- Director
- William A. Wellman
- Screenwriter
- Lamar Trotti
- Cast member
- Peter Lawford
- Composer
- David Buttolph
- Producer
- Lamar Trotti
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Ernest Palmer
- Duration
- 78
- FilmAffinity ID
- 994942
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1942-01-01
- title
- Thunder Birds
- color
- black-and-white
- film editor
- Walter A. Thompson
- distributed by
- Netflix
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