The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Robert L. Scott has dreamed his whole life of being a fighter pilot, but when war comes he finds himself flying transport planes over The Hump into China. In China, he persuades General Chennault to let him fly with the famed Flying Tigers, the heroic band of airmen who'd been fighting the Japanese long before Pearl Harbor. Scott gets his chance to fight, ultimately engaging in combat with the deadly Japanese pilot known as Tokyo Joe.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter MilneScreenplay
- Abem FinkelScreenplay
- Robert FloreyDirector
Cast
- Dennis MorganCol. Robert Lee Scott
- Dane ClarkJohnny Petach
- Raymond MasseyMaj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault
- Alan HaleBig Mike Harrigan
- Andrea KingCatherine Scott
- John RidgelyDavid 'Tex' Hill
- Stanley RidgesCol. Merian 'Steve' Cooper
- Craig StevensEd Rector
- Warren DouglasBob Neale
- Mark StevensSgt. Baldridge
- Charles SmithPvt. Motley
- Minor WatsonCol. Caleb V. Haynes
Stills
Themes
fighter pilotflying tigersfew against manytransport pilot