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Director:
George Sidney
Writer:
David Hertz (original story and screenplay)
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Release Date:
6 November 1944 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance | War more
Plot:
A small group of Allied soldiers and airmen on Java are being bombed by Japanese 'planes daily. With only one working fighter of their own... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
During WWII, dedication to country was portrayed by Pilot #5. more (7 total)

Cast

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Franchot Tone ... George Braynor Collins
Marsha Hunt ... Freddie Andrews

Gene Kelly ... Vito S. Alessandro

Van Johnson ... Everett Arnold
Alan Baxter ... Winston Davis
Dick Simmons ... Henry Willoughby Claven
Steven Geray ... Major Eichel (as Steve Geray)
Howard Freeman ... Governor Hank Durban
Frank Puglia ... Nikola Alessandro
William Tannen ... American Soldier
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Pilot No. 5
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Runtime:
71 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Italian | Dutch
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #8858) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Riverside, California, USA
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) more

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Trivia:
Many cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names): Landlady Sara Haden, Military Policemen Jim Davis and Cliff Danielson, Party Girls Jacqueline White, Marilyn Maxwell, Betty Jaynes and Marie Windsor, Boat Owner Hobart Cavanaugh, Carhops Helen Thurston and Frances Rafferty, Lieutenant James Millican, and Defense Instructor John Dilson. A modern source lists Ava Gardner as a cast member, but she was not seen either. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Reveille more

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8 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
During WWII, dedication to country was portrayed by Pilot #5., 2 January 1999
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Author: Bob-327 from Cincinnati, OH

There was just one american aircraft left on the small South Pacific island. Five remaining pilots stood in formation as the commander asked for a volunteer to fly out to the threatening Japanese fleet. All five volunteered. The commander had to determine which volunteer to choose. He asked each one in turn why he wanted to fly the mission. Answers like "The dirty Japs killed my brother at...", etc. Then, pilot no. 5 was asked why he was volunteering. His answer was "For my country."

These words of dedication to country made a lasting impression on an 11 year-old boy.

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