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Thunder Birds

Thunder Birds

# For two pilots, one woman became a conflict of interest.
Drama   Romance   War
📜 Overview: On 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1942-10-28
⌚ Running Time: 78 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.3

Beloved Cast

Preston Foster original image
Steve Britt
Preston Foster
John Sutton original image
Peter Stackhouse
John Sutton
Gene Tierney original image
Kay Saunders
Gene Tierney
Jack Holt original image
Colonel MacDonald
Jack Holt
May Whitty original image
Lady Jane Stackhouse
May Whitty
George Barbier original image
Col. Cyrus P. 'Gramps' Saunders
George Barbier
Richard Haydn original image
George Lockwood
Richard Haydn
Reginald Denny original image
Barrett
Reginald Denny
Ted North original image
Cadet Hackzell
Ted North
Janis Carter original image
Blonde Red Cross Nurse Trainee
Janis Carter
C. Montague Shaw original image
Doctor
C. Montague Shaw
Viola Moore original image
Nurse
Viola Moore
Nana Bryant original image
Mrs. Blake
Nana Bryant
Joyce Compton original image
Saleswoman
Joyce Compton
Bess Flowers original image
Nurse
Bess Flowers
Selmer Jackson original image
Bit role
Selmer Jackson
Charles Tannen original image
American Flyer / Opening Off-Screen Narrator (voice)
Charles Tannen
Harry Strang original image
Forest Ranger
Harry Strang
Walter Tetley original image
Messenger Boy
Walter Tetley
Walter Tetley original image
Red Cross Nurse Trainee (uncredited)
Walter Tetley
Peter Lawford original image
English Cadet (uncredited)
Peter Lawford

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