Captains of the Clouds

Captains of the Clouds

114 mins | Drama, Action, War | Feb. 12, 1942

Inspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined Canadian bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF.

Captains of the Clouds

114 mins | Drama, Action, War | Feb. 12, 1942

Captains of the Clouds
Inspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined Canadian bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title Captains of the Clouds
Directors Michael Curtiz
Writers Roland Gillett, Arthur T. Horman, Richard Macaulay, Norman Reilly Raine

Cast

James Cagney

as Brian MacLean (bush pilot)

Dennis Morgan

as Johnny Dutton (bush pilot)

Brenda Marshall

as Emily Foster

Alan Hale

as Francis Patrick 'Tiny' Murphy (bush pilot)

George Tobias

as Blimp Lebec (bush pilot)

Reginald Gardiner

as Scrounger Harris (bush pilot)

W.A. Bishop

as Himself

Reginald Denny

as Commanding officer

Russell Arms

as Louis 'Alabama' Prentiss

Paul Cavanagh

as Group Captain

Clem Bevans

as Sam 'Store-Teeth' Morrison

J. M. Kerrigan

as Foster (storekeeper / Emily's father)

J. Farrell MacDonald

as Dr. Neville (from Churchtown)

Patrick O'Moore

as Fyffe

Morton Lowry

as Carmichael

Pat Flaherty

as Drill Sergeant