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Thunder Birds

For two pilots, one woman became a conflict of interest.

6.0(8)19421h 18m4

On a secluded base in Arizona, veteran World War I pilot Steve Britt trains flyers to fight in World War II. One of his trainees, Englishman Peter Stackhouse, competes with Britt for the affections of Kay Saunders, the daughter of a local rancher. Despite their differences, Britt makes sure Sutton passes his training and becomes a combat pilot -- even though he loses Kay to the young man in the process.

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Language
English
  • war veteran
  • mentor
  • arizona
  • pilot
  • american

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  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)NRNew York City, New York28 Oct 1942
    • Theatrical20 Nov 1942

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Thunder Birds was released on 28 October 1942.

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    CinemaSerf

    12/22/2024

    6/10

    "Steve" (Preston Foster) is a veteran flyer drafted into teach some new recruits from the USA, China and the UK to fly combat missions during the Second World War. It's on this mission that he hopes to rekindle his relationship with "Kay" (an underused Gene Tierney) but an unexpected fly soon appears in that particular ointment. He takes the form of "Stackhouse" (John Sutton) - a British pilot who is as keen as musta…

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