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Cast

Preston Foster

Preston Foster

Steve Britt

John Sutton

John Sutton

Peter Stackhouse

Gene Tierney

Gene Tierney

Kay Saunders

Jack Holt

Jack Holt

Colonel MacDonald

May Whitty

May Whitty

Lady Jane Stackhouse

George Barbier

George Barbier

Col. Cyrus P. 'Gramps' Saunders

Richard Haydn

Richard Haydn

George Lockwood

Reginald Denny

Reginald Denny

Barrett

Ted North

Ted North

Cadet Hackzell

Janis Carter

Janis Carter

Blonde Red Cross Nurse Trainee

C. Montague Shaw

C. Montague Shaw

Doctor

Viola Moore

Viola Moore

Nurse

Nana Bryant

Nana Bryant

Mrs. Blake

Joyce Compton

Joyce Compton

Saleswoman

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Nurse

Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

Bit role

Charles Tannen

Charles Tannen

American Flyer / Opening Off-Screen Narrator (voice)

Harry Strang

Harry Strang

Forest Ranger

Walter Tetley

Walter Tetley

Messenger Boy

Walter Tetley

Walter Tetley

Red Cross Nurse Trainee (uncredited)

Peter Lawford

Peter Lawford

English Cadet (uncredited)

Crew

William A. Wellman

William A. Wellman

Director

Lamar Trotti

Lamar Trotti

Screenplay

Darryl F. Zanuck

Darryl F. Zanuck

Story

Darryl F. Zanuck

Darryl F. Zanuck

Executive Producer

Lamar Trotti

Lamar Trotti

Producer

David Buttolph

David Buttolph

Music

Walter Thompson

Walter Thompson

Editor

James Basevi

James Basevi

Art Direction

Richard Day

Richard Day

Art Direction

Thomas Little

Thomas Little

Set Decoration

Dolly Tree

Dolly Tree

Costume Design

Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

Makeup Artist

Ernest Palmer

Ernest Palmer

Director of Photography

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Thunder Birds

19425.4 / 1078 min
Drama, Romance, War

Overview

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

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.