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Release Date:
October 28, 1942
Original Title:
Thunder Birds
Alternate Titles:
Thunder Birds [Soldiers of the Air]
Genres:
Drama | Romance | War
Production Companies:
20th Century Fox
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 78
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.
Art Direction:
James Basevi
Richard Day
Costume Design:
Dolly Tree
Director:
William A. Wellman
Director of Photography:
Ernest Palmer
Editor:
Walter Thompson
Executive Producer:
Darryl F. Zanuck
Makeup Artist:
Guy Pearce
Music:
David Buttolph
Producer:
Lamar Trotti
Screenplay:
Lamar Trotti
Set Decoration:
Thomas Little
Story:
Darryl F. Zanuck
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