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Thunder Birds

54.290000000000006 %|Oct 28, 1942|Drama, Romance, War

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.

Featured Crew

William A. Wellman
Director
Lamar Trotti
Screenplay
Darryl F. Zanuck
Story
Richard Day
Art Direction
David Buttolph
Music
James Basevi
Art Direction
Lamar Trotti
Producer
Guy Pearce
Makeup Artist

Cast

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Preston Foster
Steve Britt
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John Sutton
Peter Stackhouse
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Gene Tierney
Kay Saunders
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Jack Holt
Colonel MacDonald
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May Whitty
Lady Jane Stackhouse
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George Barbier
Col. Cyrus P. 'Gramps' Saunders
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Richard Haydn
George Lockwood
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Ted North
Cadet Hackzell
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Janis Carter
Blonde Red Cross Nurse Trainee
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Nana Bryant
Mrs. Blake
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Joyce Compton
Saleswoman
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Charles Tannen
American Flyer / Opening Off-Screen Narrator (voice)
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Harry Strang
Forest Ranger
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Walter Tetley
Messenger Boy
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Walter Tetley
Red Cross Nurse Trainee (uncredited)
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Peter Lawford
English Cadet (uncredited)