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Flight for Freedom (1943)
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15 April 1943 (USA)
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The life of air pioneer Amelia Earhart is here given a fictionalized treatment, with a speculative conclusion. full summary | add synopsis
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Female Pilot
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Aviatrix
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Nominated for Oscar.
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Sign of the Times
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Rosalind Russell | ... | Tonie Carter |
 | Fred MacMurray | ... | Randy Britton |
 | Herbert Marshall | ... | Paul Turner |
| Eduardo Ciannelli | ... | Johnny Salvini |
| Walter Kingsford | ... | Admiral Graves |
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| Hans Joby | ... | Night Man (as John S. Peters) |
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Stand to Die (USA) (working title)
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102 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Paul Turner:
Besides, fliers aren't good for women -- ever.
Tonie Carter: Oh, I know. Every flier's married to his plane.
Paul Turner: Not quite that bad. But they never know what's going on inside of other people. How can they? They live 10,000 feet up in a world entirely their own. Any girl's safer to leave them there.
Tonie Carter: Dad always used to say, when you're safe... you're dead.
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Tonie Carter: Oh, I know. Every flier's married to his plane.
Paul Turner: Not quite that bad. But they never know what's going on inside of other people. How can they? They live 10,000 feet up in a world entirely their own. Any girl's safer to leave them there.
Tonie Carter: Dad always used to say, when you're safe... you're dead.
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Featured in The Mysteries of Amelia Earhart (1998) (TV)
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Movies like these were typical of the time. You must put this movie in that context. Too many critics compare the old movies and their politics with today's views. Flight for Freedom like so many films in the 1940's had a purpose; to win the hearts and minds of the average American who may have had doubts about why we were fighting. Amelia Earhart was an icon of the American spirit and therefore, by demonizing the Japanese military who may or may not have killed her; the US government could whip up a frenzy of resolve to fight the war on to the finish. Ironically, espionage is a capital offense in most countries and it was typical to be awarded a long sentence or a possible death penalty. But it makes good drama, since the thought of killing a female for such a crime is yet another possible reason for FDR to get the US into the war.