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Captains of the Clouds (a.k.a. Shadows of Their Wings) is a 1942 American war film in Technicolor, directed by Michael Curtiz and starring James Cagney. It was produced by William Cagney (Cagney's brother), with Hal B. Wallis as executive producer.
Captains of the Clouds: Directed by Michael Curtiz. With James Cagney, Dennis Morgan, Brenda Marshall, Alan Hale. Inspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF but are deemed too old to be fliers.
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- Action, Drama, War
- Michael Curtiz
- 1942-02-21
Captains of the Clouds is an odd propaganda concoction that begins as a pro-United Kingdom advocacy piece and finishes as an ersatz combat film. The previous year's Dive Bomber promised combat and delivered a story about medical research.
- Michael Curtiz, Frank Heath, Hugh Macmullan
- James Cagney
Brian MacLean (James Cagney) is an overconfident Canadian bush pilot who does not think twice before stealing any flying opportunity from his fellow pilots. But when he joins the air force at...
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- James Cagney
- Michael Curtiz
- War
Brian MacLean is a bush pilot in the Canadian north and he's making a nasty reputation for himself. He's undercutting his fellow bush pilots' prices and seeks out jobs that have already been promised to others. He even steals rival Johnny Dutton's fiancée Emily Foster to keep him from marrying her.
May 5, 2022 · In “Captains of the Clouds,” directed by Michael Curtiz, the surrogates for American intercession are five veteran Canadian bush pilots who join the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1940 to defend England against the Luftwaffe.
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Inspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined Canadian bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF.
