
Pilot #5
Drama · Romance · War
Overview
A small group of Allied soldiers and airmen on Java are being bombed by Japanese 'planes daily. With only one working fighter of their own, and five pilots anxious to fly it, the Dutch commander chooses George Collins to fly a mission to drop a 500-lb bomb on the Japanese carrier lying offshore. As the flight progresses, the commander asks the other pilots to tell him about George. They recount his rise from brilliant law student, through the time he became involved in the corrupt machine of his state's Governor, and his attempts to redeem himself, both in his own eyes, and in Fredie, his long-time love.
Top Cast


Franchot Tone
Franchot Tone
George Braynor Collins
Franchot Tone
George Braynor Collins


Marsha Hunt
Marsha Hunt
Freddie Andrews
Marsha Hunt
Freddie Andrews


Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly
Vito S. Alessandro
Gene Kelly
Vito S. Alessandro


Van Johnson
Van Johnson
Everett Arnold
Van Johnson
Everett Arnold


Alan Baxter
Alan Baxter
Winston Davis
Alan Baxter
Winston Davis


Dick Simmons
Dick Simmons
Henry Willoughby Claven
Dick Simmons
Henry Willoughby Claven


Peter Lawford
Peter Lawford
British Soldier
Peter Lawford
British Soldier


Steven Geray
Steven Geray
Major Eichel
Steven Geray
Major Eichel


Howard Freeman
Howard Freeman
Hank Durban
Howard Freeman
Hank Durban


Frank Puglia
Frank Puglia
Nikola
Frank Puglia
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