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Myrskylintuja

Original title: Captains of the Clouds
  • 19421942
  • SS
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.6K
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POPULARITY
59,886
7,283
James Cagney and Dennis Morgan in Myrskylintuja (1942)
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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.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.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.

IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.6K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
59,886
7,283
  • Director
    • Michael Curtiz
  • Writers
    • Arthur T. Horman(story)
    • Roland Gillett(story)
    • Richard Macaulay(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • James Cagney
    • Dennis Morgan
    • Brenda Marshall
Top credits
  • Director
    • Michael Curtiz
  • Writers
    • Arthur T. Horman(story)
    • Roland Gillett(story)
    • Richard Macaulay(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • James Cagney
    • Dennis Morgan
    • Brenda Marshall
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 36User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 2 nominations total

    Videos1

    Captains of the Clouds
    Trailer 2:49
    Captains of the Clouds

    Photos15

    James Cagney and Brenda Marshall in Myrskylintuja (1942)
    James Cagney in Myrskylintuja (1942)
    James Cagney and Reginald Gardiner in Myrskylintuja (1942)
    James Cagney, Alan Hale, and Dennis Morgan in Myrskylintuja (1942)
    James Cagney, Alan Hale, Brenda Marshall, and Dennis Morgan in Myrskylintuja (1942)
    James Cagney "Captains Of The Clouds" 1942 Warner
    James Cagney "Captains Of The Clouds" 1942 Warner
    James Cagney "Captains Of The Clouds"
    James Cagney in Myrskylintuja (1942)
    James Cagney in Myrskylintuja (1942)
    Joseph Carr, Herbert Gunn, Jack Hyde, John Kellogg, Ray Montgomery, and Tom Hamilton in Myrskylintuja (1942)
    Squadron Leader Greene at an event for Myrskylintuja (1942)

    Top cast

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    James Cagney
    James Cagney
    • Brian MacLean
    Dennis Morgan
    Dennis Morgan
    • Johnny Dutton
    Brenda Marshall
    Brenda Marshall
    • Emily Foster
    Alan Hale
    Alan Hale
    • Francis Patrick 'Tiny' Murphy
    George Tobias
    George Tobias
    • Blimp Lebec
    Reginald Gardiner
    Reginald Gardiner
    • Scrounger Harris
    W.A. Bishop
    • Air Marshal W. A. Bishop
    • (as Air Marshal W.A. Bishop)
    Reginald Denny
    Reginald Denny
    • Commanding Officer
    Russell Arms
    Russell Arms
    • Louis 'Alabama' Prentiss
    Paul Cavanagh
    Paul Cavanagh
    • Group Captain
    Clem Bevans
    Clem Bevans
    • Sam 'Store-Teeth' Morrison
    J.M. Kerrigan
    J.M. Kerrigan
    • Foster
    J. Farrell MacDonald
    J. Farrell MacDonald
    • Dr. Neville
    • (as J. Farrell Macdonald)
    Patrick O'Moore
    Patrick O'Moore
    • Fyffe
    Morton Lowry
    Morton Lowry
    • Carmichael
    Owen Cathcart-Jones
    • Chief Flying Instructor
    • (as S/L O. Cathcart-Jones)
    Frederick Worlock
    Frederick Worlock
    • President of Court-Martial
    Roland Drew
    Roland Drew
    • Officer
    • Director
      • Michael Curtiz
    • Writers
      • Arthur T. Horman(story) (screenplay)
      • Roland Gillett(story)
      • Richard Macaulay(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This was the first Hollywood picture to be filmed entirely on location in Canada.
    • Goofs
      At the end of one of the early scenes shot at a dock, the blurry image of an insect can be seen walking across the lens right to left.
    • Quotes

      Emily Foster: Hey! What brought you back?

      Brian MacLean: A whim.

      Emily Foster: Well you can keep on going.

      Brian MacLean: Oh you don't know me. I have a whim of iron!

    • Crazy credits
      Sincere appreciation is expressed to Major the Honorable C.G. Power P.C., M.C., Minister of National Defence for Air (Canada) and to Air Marshal L.S. Breadner D.S.C., Chief of the Air Staff, Royal Canadian Air Force, without whose authority and generous co-operation this picture would not have been brought to its splendid conclusion. We also wish to express our thanks to Air Marshal Bishop, V.C. and other officers and men of the R.C.A.F. who, in the making of the picture, are portrayed in the actual performance of their regular duties.
    • Connections
      Edited into Kadoksissa (1952)
    • Soundtracks
      Captains of the Clouds
      (1942) (uncredited)

      Music by Harold Arlen

      Lyrics by Johnny Mercer

      Played during the opening credits and often as background music

      Played at the Club Penguin and sung by a male chorus and danced by females

      Sung by the male chorus at the end

    User reviews36

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    Featured review
    A 'cut-and-shut' picture, but watch it again anyway.
    A number of sharp observations have already been made of this movie. Certainly, there do appear to have been two pictures which have been sliced in two and bonded together. I can't help wondering where the other film is - ie. the film which started out as a wartime RCAF flagwaver and ends as a mountains-and- lakes set movie with the love interest triangle, plus old Alan Hale.

    As with so many old films, historical interest alone makes the picture worth seeing again and again; for its day, marks: 6.5 or 7 out of 10.

    Certainly, there are one or two pretty corny scenes and fancy Michael Curtiz letting Cagney and D. Morgan get away with surely the least convincing fight ever filmed. He must have taken an early lunch that day.
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    • peterjamesyates
    • Feb 26, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 2, 1945 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Captains of the Clouds
    • Filming locations
      • North Bay, Ontario, Canada
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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