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Thunder Birds

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Plot

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.

Cast

Preston Foster as Steve Britt
Preston Foster

as Steve Britt

John Sutton as Peter Stackhouse
John Sutton

as Peter Stackhouse

Gene Tierney as Kay Saunders
Gene Tierney

as Kay Saunders

Jack Holt as Colonel MacDonald
Jack Holt

as Colonel MacDonald

May Whitty as Lady Jane Stackhouse
May Whitty

as Lady Jane Stackhouse

George Barbier as Col. Cyrus P. 'Gramps' Saunders
George Barbier

as Col. Cyrus P. 'Gramps' Saunders

Richard Haydn as George Lockwood
Richard Haydn

as George Lockwood

Reginald Denny as Barrett
Reginald Denny

as Barrett

Ted North as Cadet Hackzell
Ted North

as Cadet Hackzell

Janis Carter as Blonde Red Cross Nurse Trainee
Janis Carter

as Blonde Red Cross Nurse Trainee

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • October 28, 1942

Production Companies

  • 20th Century Fox

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.30 hrs

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"Steve" (Preston Foster) is a veteran flyer drafted into teach some new recruits from the USA, China and the UK to fly combat missions during the Second World War. It's on this mission that he hopes to rekindle his relationship with "Kay" (an underused Gene Tierney) but an unexpected fly soon appears in that particular ointment. He takes the form of "Stackhouse" (John Sutton) - a British pilot wh…