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Unrated oscarwinner james cagney stars in this wwii adventure about. A good story about an oldtime canadian barnstorming bush pilot who tries to join the canadian air force during the war. Captains of the clouds manufactured on demand, mono sound. It was produced by william cagney james cagneys brother, with hal b.
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The ottawa premiere was held in the capitol theatre located at the corner of bank and queen streets. Captains of the clouds wikipedia republished wiki 2. On the web since 1999 all in downloadable archives. As an italian, hehad serious trouble getting across the canadian border since canada was already at war with italy. Released 1942, captains of the clouds stars james cagney, dennis morgan, brenda marshall, alan hale the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 53 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. In hindsight, the picture is an interesting precursor to. James cagney plays an independent canadian bush pilot who attempts service in the royal canadian air force during ww ii but cannot bend. Released only weeks after the united states entry into the war, captains of the clouds was a propaganda success for the rcaf. Aug 7, 2019 captains of the clouds the internet movie plane database. Captains of the clouds sprang from a magazine story called bush pilots which canadian actor raymond massey had brought to warner bros. Directed by michael curtiz, captains of the clouds 1942 follows a group of. Captains of the clouds 1942 streaming ita the pinky.
Brian maclean james cagney is an overconfident canadian bush pilot who does not think twice before stealing any flying opportunity from his fellow pilots. Jimmy cagney plays a hotshot pilot in this military drama that examines the war from a canadian perspective. The story follows a group of canadian bush pilots who decide to join the royal canadian air force when wwii breaks out. Captains of the clouds 1942 full movie free watch online with english subtitles.
Captains of the clouds aka shadows of their wings is a 1942 warner bros. It read flying officer james cagney, captain of the clouds, 1941. Captains of the clouds movie trailer 1942 plot synopsis. Cagneys character is itching to get to europe and see some action. Cinema poster for the warner brothers film captains of the clouds 1942. He offers some other pilots an opportunity of earning a lot of money, but he marries the girlfriend of one of them. He joins the royal canadian airforce, but he has trouble with the military way, causes a death, and hes swiftly booted out. Brian maclean wants to fight but what he gets is an assignment flying new, unarmed bombers across the atlantic to england.
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