Captains of the Clouds (1942)

Director:

Michael Curtiz

Writers:

Arthur T. Horman (story) and
Roland Gillett (story) ...

Release Date:

21 February 1942 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | War

Plot:

Inspired by Churcill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF but are deemed too old to be fliers.

Plot Keywords:

Provost Marshall | Asian Stereotype | Three Strip Technicolor | Hydroplane | Training

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars.

Cast

James Cagney	...	Brian MacLean (bush pilot)
Dennis Morgan	...	Johnny Dutton (bush pilot)
Brenda Marshall	...	Emily Foster
Alan Hale	...	Francis Patrick 'Tiny' Murphy (bush pilot)
George Tobias	...	Blimp Lebec (bush pilot)
Reginald Gardiner	...	Scrounger Harris (bush pilot)
Air Marshal W.A. Bishop	...	Himself
Reginald Denny	...	Commanding officer
Russell Arms	...	Louis 'Alabama' Prentiss
Paul Cavanagh	...	Group Captain
Clem Bevans	...	Sam 'Store-Teeth' Morrison
J.M. Kerrigan	...	Foster (storekeeper / Emily's father)
J. Farrell MacDonald	...	Dr. Neville (from Churchtown) (as J. Farrell Macdonald)
Patrick O'Moore	...	Fyffe
Morton Lowry	...	Carmichael

Runtime:

114 min | Argentina:113 min | USA:113 min (Turner library print)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #7627)

Filming Locations:

Canada

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The film opened simultaneously in New York, London, Ottawa, Cairo, Melbourne, Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver. The R.C.A.F. transported film copies to these cities.

Quotes:

Francis Patrick 'Tiny' Murphy: You know MacLean?
Scrounger Harris: Yeah, I've met him, but I don't like him.
Blimp Lebec: You don't like him? You should know how I don't like him!
Brian MacLean: And why do you say that? You know, I've always been very happy to see you. Look at Tiny. He never used to like me. Now he hates me.
[to Willie]
Brian MacLean: Willie!
Willie: Hello! Happy landings!
Francis Patrick 'Tiny' Murphy: [to Blimp and Scrounger] Oh, come on and sit down. Come on, come on here.
[to Willie]
Francis Patrick 'Tiny' Murphy: Listen, Willie, we want four black coffees and some cake.
[...]

Soundtrack:

Danny Boy

I think this movie was released TWICE-Under different names

I feel that I saw this movie with James Cagneys sister,Jeanne,in the role Brenda Marshall played and was called"BUSH PILOTS".I have not been able to find any reference to this any where.I checked Jeanne Cagney movies with no luck.I checked James Cagney movies with no luck.Can anyone help?It is so vivid in my memory that I can see Jeanne Cagney in the role and the name "Bush Pilots" as the movie started.Jeanne Cagney did not make many movies but I could swear this was one and was never given credit for her role in it-even if it was redone with Brenda Marshall.Granted,she wasn't a "star" as most leading ladys were known,but I'm sure She was in this movie as it was originally released.