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Flying Tigers (1942)

102 min  -  Action | Drama | War  -   8 October 1942 (USA)
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The Flying Tigers are a band of American Mercenaries called upon by China to help fight the Japanese two years before Pearl Harbour

Director:

David Miller

Writers:

Kenneth Gamet (screenplay), Barry Trivers (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Wayne ...
John Carroll John Carroll ...
Woody Jason
Anna Lee Anna Lee ...
Paul Kelly Paul Kelly ...
Gordon Jones Gordon Jones ...
Mae Clarke ...
Addison Richards Addison Richards ...
Col. Lindsay
Edmund MacDonald Edmund MacDonald ...
Bill Shirley Bill Shirley ...
Tom Neal Tom Neal ...
Reardon
Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart ...
McCurdy (as Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart)
David Bruce David Bruce ...
Lt. Barton
Chester Gan Chester Gan ...
Mike
Jimmie Dodd Jimmie Dodd ...
McIntosh (as James Dodd)
Gregg Barton Gregg Barton ...
Tex Norton
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Storyline

Jim Gordon commands a unit of the famed Flying Tigers, the American Volunteer Group which fought the Japanese in China before America's entry into World War II. Gordon must send his outnumbered band of fighter pilots out against overwhelming odds while juggling the disparate personalities and problems of his fellow flyers. In particular, he must handle the difficulties created by a reckless hot-shot pilot named Woody Jason, who not only wants to fight a one-man war but to waltz off with Gordon's girlfriend. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

American | China | Japanese | Flying Tiger | Pilot  | See more »

Taglines:

SEE These Sky-Devils Revenge Pearl Harbor and Strike Terror To Tokyo! See more »

Genres:

Action | Drama | War | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Les tigres volants See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Republic Pictures (I) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | West Germany:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White (archive footage) | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

No scene of the interior of the airplane could be shown for security reasons. The instrument boards shown were fake. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Woody crashes the airplane he took up without permission we hear the engine running and see it running (you can't see the propeller) as it passes the camera several times on the way down, but just before he touches down in the crash the engine is not running and the propeller is clearly stopped. See more »

Quotes

Jim Gordon: [after Woody joins a sortie against Jim's orders, in a fighter without ammo or a radio, and gets himself shot down] Where do you think you are, with some broken-down flying circus?
Woody Jason: Aw, it would've been a cinch; I was ridin' the murder-spot right above those Jap bombers! If I had ammo, I'd have blown them clear out of China!
Jim Gordon: Instead, you wasted a good ship!
Woody Jason: Hey, you talk like that crate's more important than me.
Jim Gordon: I can't afford to lose planes OR pilots...
Woody Jason: It's like I told you earlier, Pappy: All I get out of this is the dough, so you can't blame me for trying. In a skeet match, the guy who knocks down the most pigeons wins the cup.
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Connections

Featured in Raggedy Man (1981) See more »

Soundtracks

"That Old Feeling"
(uncredited)
Music by Sammy Fain
Played on a record in the Chinese restaurant See more »