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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.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 2 nominations total
W.A. Bishop
- Air Marshal W. A. Bishop
- (as Air Marshal W.A Bishop)
J. Farrell MacDonald
- Dr. Neville
- (as J. Farrell Macdonald)
Owen Cathcart-Jones
- Chief Flying Instructor
- (as S/L O. Cathcart-Jones)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis was the first Hollywood picture to be filmed entirely on location in Canada.
- Goofs(at around 30 mins) After the sea plane has taken off, the blurry image of an insect can be seen walking across the lens right to left as Tiny and Emily walk on the dock.
- 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 creditsSincere 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.
- ConnectionsEdited into Desperate Search (1952)
- SoundtracksCaptains 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
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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.
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 25, 2002
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- Also known as
- Shadows of Their Wings
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- Budget
- $1,770,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Captains of the Clouds (1942) officially released in India in English?
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