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  • Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air (1942)
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    78 min | Drama, Romance, War
Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air (1942)
Approved
78 min | Drama, Romance, War

A veteran American flyer trains new recruits, including the acrophobic son of his dead war buddy. Complications arise when the younger man falls in love with his mentor's girl.
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Writers
Lamar Trotti (screenplay) | Darryl F. Zanuck (original story) (as Melville Crossman)
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Updated Oct 28, 1942

Release date
Nov 20, 1942 (United States)

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Cast

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49 cast members
Name Known for
Gene Tierney
Kay Saunders Kay Saunders   See fewer
Preston Foster
Steve Britt Steve Britt   See fewer
John Sutton
Peter Stackhouse Peter Stackhouse   See fewer
Jack Holt
Colonel MacDonald Colonel MacDonald   See fewer
May Whitty
Lady Jane Stackhouse (as Dame May Whitty) Lady Jane Stackhouse (as Dame May Whitty)   See fewer
George Barbier
Col. Cyrus P. 'Gramps' Saunders Col. Cyrus P. 'Gramps' Saunders   See fewer
Richard Haydn
George Lockwood George Lockwood   See fewer
Reginald Denny
Barrett Barrett   See fewer
Ted North
Cadet Hackzell Cadet Hackzell   See fewer
Janis Carter
Blonde Red Cross Nurse Trainee Blonde Red Cross Nurse Trainee   See fewer
Nana Bryant
Mrs. Blake Mrs. Blake   See fewer
Joyce Compton
Saleswoman Saleswoman   See fewer
Selmer Jackson
Tom MacDonald Tom MacDonald   See fewer
Charles Tannen
American Flyer / Opening Off-Screen Narrator (voice) American Flyer / Opening Off-Screen Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Harry Strang
Forest Ranger Forest Ranger   See fewer
Walter Tetley
Messenger Boy Messenger Boy   See fewer
Alan Baldwin
American Cadet (uncredited) American Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothy Dearing
Red Cross Nurse Trainee (uncredited) Red Cross Nurse Trainee (uncredited)   See fewer
Dan Dowling
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Nightclub Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Jean Fenwick
Red Cross Nurse Trainee (uncredited) Red Cross Nurse Trainee (uncredited)   See fewer
George Ford
Johnnie (uncredited) Johnnie (uncredited)   See fewer
Archie Got
Chinese Cadet (uncredited) Chinese Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
John Gunther
Special Commentary (uncredited) Special Commentary (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Herrick
English Cadet (uncredited) English Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
George Hoagland
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Nightclub Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Don House
Cadet (uncredited) Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
Claire James
Red Cross Nurse Trainee (uncredited) Red Cross Nurse Trainee (uncredited)   See fewer
Marvin Jones
American Cadet (uncredited) American Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
Allen Jung
Chinese Cadet (uncredited) Chinese Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
Colin Kenny
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Lawford
English Cadet (uncredited) English Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
Connie Leon
Ellen (uncredited) Ellen (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Maguire
English Cadet (uncredited) English Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
Anthony Marsh
English Cadet (uncredited) English Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
Trudy Marshall
Red Cross Nurse Trainee (uncredited) Red Cross Nurse Trainee (uncredited)   See fewer
Vivian Mason
Red Cross Nurse Trainee (uncredited) Red Cross Nurse Trainee (uncredited)   See fewer
Allan Nixon
American Cadet (uncredited) American Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
Karen Palmer
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Herbert Patterson
American Cadet (uncredited) American Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
John Rice
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Nightclub Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Mary Scott
Red Cross Nurse Trainee (uncredited) Red Cross Nurse Trainee (uncredited)   See fewer
Lawrence Ung
Chinese Cadet (uncredited) Chinese Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
Kay Vallon
Large Woman (uncredited) Large Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
John Whitney
American Cadet (uncredited) American Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
Bruce Wong
Chinese Cadet (uncredited) Chinese Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Woodruff
English Cadet (uncredited) English Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
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