Thunder Birds

Thunder Birds

78 mins | Drama, Romance, War | Oct. 28, 1942

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.

Thunder Birds

78 mins | Drama, Romance, War | Oct. 28, 1942

Thunder Birds
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.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Thunder Birds
Directors William A. Wellman
Writers Lamar Trotti, Darryl F. Zanuck

Cast

Gene Tierney

as Kay Saunders

Preston Foster

as Steve Britt

John Sutton

as Peter Stackhouse

Jack Holt

as Colonel MacDonald

May Whitty

as Lady Jane Stackhouse

George Barbier

as Col. Cyrus P. 'Gramps' Saunders

Richard Haydn

as George Lockwood

Reginald Denny

as Barrett

Ted North

as Cadet Hackzell

Janis Carter

as Blonde Red Cross Nurse Trainee

C. Montague Shaw

as Doctor

Viola Moore

as Nurse

Nana Bryant

as Mrs. Blake

Joyce Compton

as Saleswoman

Bess Flowers

as Nurse

Selmer Jackson

as Bit role

Charles Tannen

as American Flyer / Opening Off-Screen Narrator (voice)

Harry Strang

as Forest Ranger

Walter Tetley

as Messenger Boy / Red Cross Nurse Trainee (uncredited)

Peter Lawford

as English Cadet (uncredited)