Captains of the Clouds is a 1942 Warner Bros war film, directed by Michael Curtiz and produced by William Cagney, with Hal B. Wallis as executive producer. The screenplay was written by Arthur T. Horman, Richard Macaulay and Norman Reilly Raine, based on a story by Horman and Roland Gillett. The music score was by Max Steiner; Harold Arlen wrote the title song. The cinematography was by Wilfred M. Cline and Sol Polito. See also: 1941 in film 1942 1943 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Carole Lombard is killed in a plane crash when returning from a War Bond tour. ... The WB Shield, used from 2001 to late 2003. ... The war film is a film genre that has to do with warfare, usually focusing on naval, air, or land battles, but sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training, or other related subjects. ... Michael Curtiz (December 24, 1886 - April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director, whose best known films include The Adventures of Robin Hood, Casablanca, and White Christmas. ... Hal B. Wallis (September 14, 1898 – October 5, 1986) was an American motion picture producer. ... A screenplay or script is a blueprint for producing a motion picture. ... Maximilian Raoul Walter Steiner (born May 10, 1888 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary; died December 28, 1971 in Hollywood, California) was an Austrian-American composer of music for theater production shows and films. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The film starred James Cagney and Dennis Morgan as Canadian pilots who do their part in World War II, with Brenda Marshall, Alan Hale, George Tobias, Reginald Gardiner and Reginald Denny. James Francis Cagney, Jr. ... Dennis Morgan (born 20 December 1908 in Prentice, Wisconsin; Died 7 September 1994 in Fresno, California) was an American actor. ... Combatants Allied Powers: United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Axis Powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33... Brenda Marshall (September 29, 1915 – July 30, 1992) was an American cinema actress. ... Alan Hale can refer to: Alan Hale, Sr. ... Tobias as the long-suffering Abner Kravitz with Alice Pearce as his wife Gladys, 1964. ... Reginald Gardiner (February 27, 1903-July 7, 1980) was a British-born actor in film and television. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Captains of the Clouds
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Directed by	Michael Curtiz
Produced by	Hal B. Wallis William Cagney
Written by	Arthur T. Horman Roland Gillett Richard Macaulay Norman Reilly Raine
Starring	James Cagney Dennis Morgan
Music by	Max Steiner (score) Harold Arlen (title song)
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Running time	114 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

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Plot

Brian McLean (James Cagney), Johnny Dutton (Dennis Morgan), 'Tiny' Murphy (Alan Hale, Sr.) and Blimp Lebec (George Tobias) are bush pilots competing for business in rugged northern Ontario, Canada in the years leading up to World War II. While Dutton flies by the book, McLean is a seat-of-the-pants kind of pilot, mirroring the differences in their personalities. McLean steals and marries Dutton's no-good girlfriend Emily Foster (Brenda Marshall) in order to save him from a life of misery. Dutton not surprisingly doesn't see it that way and their friendship comes to an abrupt end. Depressed, he gives his savings to charity and enlists in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Alan Hale Sr. ... Tobias as the long-suffering Abner Kravitz with Alice Pearce as his wife Gladys, 1964. ... Bush flying is a term for air operations which are carried out in remote, inhospitable regions of the world. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... Brenda Marshall (September 29, 1915 – July 30, 1992) was an American cinema actress. ... The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) was the air force of Canada from 1924 until 1968 when the three branches of the Canadian military were merged into the Canadian Forces. ...

Later, after hearing Winston Churchill's "We shall fight on the beaches" speech on the radio, McLean and the other bush pilots enlist in the air force, only to find that they are too old for combat. They agree to train as flight instructors for the Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Their superior officer is none other than Dutton. McLean's brash and fiercely independent nature clashes with the military way of doing things and he inevitably washes out. For revenge, he takes a joyride in a plane and buzzes the airfield when renowned Canadian World War I ace Air Marshal William "Billy" Bishop (playing himself) attends his group's graduation ceremony. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (Can) (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was an English statesman, soldier, and author, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. ... The We shall fight on the beaches speech was a famous speech made by Sir Winston Churchill to the House of Commons of the British Parliament on 4 June 1940. ... External links The Canadian Contribution (includes newspaper archives) World War II Newspaper Archives — The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. ... Billy Bishop This article discusses the Canadian pilot. ...

Undeterred, he gets a job ferrying Lockheed Hudson bombers across the Atlantic to Britain. Because of fuel constraints and the long distances involved, the planes are stripped of weapons. On his last trip, he finds himself in a flight commanded by Dutton when they are attacked by a German fighter. With co-pilot Lebec dead and no other way to fight back, he uses his superb flying skills to crash his unwieldy bomber into the nimble fighter, sacrificing himself to save the remainder of the flight. Lockheed Hudson Mk V The Lockheed Hudson was a light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built initially for the Royal Air Force shortly before the outbreak of World War II. The Hudson was the first significant aircraft construction contract for the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation—the initial RAF order for 200...

Notes

• The title of the film came from a phrase used by "Billy" Bishop, the WWI air ace who plays himself in the film. [1]
• This film was James Cagney's first in Technicolor.
• The song "Captains of the Clouds" (music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Johnny Mercer) is the official song of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
• This film was produced with the full cooperation of the Royal Canadian Air Force to promote enlistment in the Commonwealth Air Training Plan.

Logo celebrating Technicolors 90th Anniversary Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation (a subsidiary of Technicolor, Inc. ... Johnny Mercer John Herndon Johnny Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) is regarded as one of Americas greatest songwriters. ... External links The Canadian Contribution (includes newspaper archives) World War II Newspaper Archives — The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. ...

External links

• Captains of the Clouds at the Internet Movie Database

• An actual plane used in the movie (Thanks to Airliners.net) [2]