WWI flyer Eddie Rickenbaker remembers his life which brought him from a car salesman, race driver and pilot in WWI, to an important person in the early years of civil airline service, after...
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Title: Captain Eddie (1945)
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| Fred MacMurray | ... | Capt. Edward Rickenbacker | |
| Lynn Bari | ... | Adelaide Frost Rickenbacker | |
| Charles Bickford | ... | William Rickenbacker | |
| Thomas Mitchell | ... | Ike Howard | |
| Lloyd Nolan | ... | Lt. Jim Whittaker | |
| James Gleason | ... | Tom Clark | |
| Mary Philips | ... | Elsie Rickenbacker | |
| Darryl Hickman | ... | Eddie Rickenbacker - as a Boy | |
| Spring Byington | ... | Mrs. Frost | |
| Richard Conte | ... | Pvt. John Bartek | |
| Charles Russell | ... | Sgt. Jim Reynolds | |
| Richard Crane | ... | Capt. Bill Cherry | |
| Stanley Ridges | ... | Col. Hans Adamson | |
| Clem Bevans | ... | Jabez | |
| Grady Sutton | ... | Lester Thomas | |
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WWI flyer Eddie Rickenbaker remembers his life which brought him from a car salesman, race driver and pilot in WWI, to an important person in the early years of civil airline service, after his plane crashed in the South Pacific in late 1942. Written by Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>
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younger version of character | sergeant | lieutenant | colonel | automobile |Taglines:
"Rick" is on the Screen ! The Gripping . . . Exciting Story of America's First Ace of Aces ! See more »Parents Guide:
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There is a story that Eddie Rickbacker, while racing in one of the car races he did was going 100 mph, when a child walked out onto the race track, Eddie seeing this child had to deside whether to hit child or crash he desided to crash, later on he found out that the child was Fred McMurray. The one who portraits Rickbacker in this movie. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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19 June 1945 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Rickenbacker, the Story of an American See more »Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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I was 10 when I saw this movie. I have memories of scenes from favorite films as early as 1940. This is one of them. I left the theater feeling entertained, happy they were rescued, educated about Rickenbacker's career and thrilled. At that age I was not capable of critical review but have always wondered why I never saw it again. Perhaps I was too unsophisticated to make a valid judgment. I did, however, remember that MacMurray was the star. I looked it up to learn why it was never re- released. In that era few movies were deliberately aimed at the young including war films and westerns. Even the Disney films were popular with adults. I was an avid moviegoer with minimal supervision and lots of nearby theaters so I recall many which were not written for the children but still left me with fond memories of their value for me. That is the basis for my rating.