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Directed by
Michael Curtiz 
 
Writing credits
Arthur T. Horman (story) and
Roland Gillett (story)

Arthur T. Horman (screenplay) &
Richard Macaulay (screenplay) &
Norman Reilly Raine (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

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
Owen Cathcart-Jones ... Chief flying instructor (as S/L O. Cathcart-Jones)
Frederick Worlock ... President of court-martial
Roland Drew ... Officer
Lucia Carroll ... Blonde
George Meeker ... Playboy
Benny Baker ... Popcorn Kearns (bush pilot)
Hardie Albright ... Kingsley
Ray Walker ... Mason
Charles Halton ... Supt. Nolan
Louis Jean Heydt ... Provost Marshal
Gig Young ... Student pilot (as Byron Barr)
Tod Andrews ... Student pilot (as Michael Ames)
Willie Fung ... Willie (cafe owner)
Carl Harbord ... Blake
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
P.G. Abercrombie ... Flying instructor (uncredited)
Lane Allen ... Canadian (uncredited)
Sam Ault ... L.A.C. Grove (a Texan) (uncredited)
Barry Bernard ... Gilbert (uncredited)
Wing Commander Brian ... Wing commander (uncredited)
Walter Brooke ... Duty officer (uncredited)
James Bush ... Sergeant pilot (uncredited)
Joseph Carr ... Man (uncredited)
James Craven ... Instructor (uncredited)
Leslie Denison ... Flight lieutenant (uncredited)
Charles De Ravenne ... French Canadian (uncredited)
Don Dillaway ... Instructor (uncredited)
Tom Dugan ... Bartender (uncredited)
Sergeant-Major Dave Duncan ... Sergeant-Major (uncredited)
Flying Officer Evans ... Flying Officer (uncredited)
Gerald Fielding ... Flight Lt. Holt (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty ... Drill sergeant (uncredited)
John Gallaudet ... Colby (uncredited)
Squadron Leader Greene ... Squadron leader (uncredited)
Herbert Gunn ... Aircraftsman (uncredited)
Tom Hamilton ... Man (uncredited)
Winifred Harris ... Red Cross collector (uncredited)
John Hartley ... Cranbrook (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes ... Man entering hotel (uncredited)
J. Anthony Hughes ... Hunter (RCAF applicant) (uncredited)
Jack Hyde ... Man (uncredited)
Ellis Irving ... Commanding officer (uncredited)
Charles Irwin ... Chief ground instructor (uncredited)
John Kellogg ... Aircraftsman Lawrence (uncredited)
Frank Lackteen ... Indian at Foster's (uncredited)

Harry Lewis ... Mr. Burton (RCAF applicant) (uncredited)
Miles Mander ... Winston S. Churchill (voice) (uncredited)
Anthony Marsh ... Officer (uncredited)
Edward McNamara ... Man buying dog team (uncredited)
Ray Montgomery ... Aircraftsman Hodges (uncredited)
Will Morgan ... Flying instructor (uncredited)
Gavin Muir ... Orderly (uncredited)
George Offerman Jr. ... Mechanic (uncredited)
George Ovey ... News vendor (uncredited)
Henry Rowland ... German pilot (uncredited)
Harry Seymour ... Piano player (uncredited)
Charles Smith ... Chateau Laurier bellboy, Ottawa (uncredited)
Sergeant-Major Spratt ... Sergeant-Major (uncredited)
James Stevens ... Indian (uncredited)
Rafael Storm ... Playboy (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan ... Chateau Laurier desk clerk (uncredited)
Billy Wayne ... Mechanic (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox ... Flight Lt. Wood (uncredited)
Billy Wilkerson ... Indian at Foster's (uncredited)
Larry Williams ... Duty officer (uncredited)
Flying Officer Willis ... Liaison officer (uncredited)
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Produced by
William Cagney .... associate producer
Hal B. Wallis .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Max Steiner 
 
Cinematography by
Wilfred M. Cline (director of photography)
Sol Polito (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
George Amy 
 
Art Direction by
Ted Smith 
 
Costume Design by
Howard Shoup (gowns)
 
Makeup Department
Perc Westmore .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frank Heath .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
C.A. Riggs .... sound
 
Special Effects by
Byron Haskin .... special effects
Rex Wimpy .... special effects
 
Stunts
Paul Mantz .... stunt pilot (uncredited)
Harvey Parry .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Elmer Dyer .... aerial photographer
Winton C. Hoch .... aerial photographer
Charles A. Marshall .... aerial photographer (as Charles Marshall)
 
Editorial Department
Henri Jaffa .... associate color director: Technicolor
 
Music Department
Leo F. Forbstein .... musical director
 
Other crew
Owen Cathcart-Jones .... technical advisor (as Squadron Leader O. Cathcart-Jones)
Frank Clarke .... chief pilot: Warner Bros.
Natalie Kalmus .... color advisor: Technicolor
Hugh MacMullan .... dialogue director
 
Thanks
Air Marshal W.A. Bishop .... thanks (as Air Marshal Bishop)
Air Marshal L.S. Breadner .... sincere appreciation: Chief of the Air Staff, Royal Canadian Air Force
C.G. Power .... sincere appreciation: Minister of National Defence for Air, Canada (as Major the Honorable C.G. Power)
 
Crew verified as complete

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