Action / War /

Score: 64.1%( 28 votes )

Overview: Inspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined Canadian bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF.

Cast:

James Cagney
Brian MacLean (bush pilot)

Dennis Morgan
Johnny Dutton (bush pilot)

Brenda Marshall
Emily Foster

Alan Hale
Francis Patrick 'Tiny' Murphy (bush pilot)

George Tobias
Blimp Lebec (bush pilot)

Reginald Gardiner
Scrounger Harris (bush pilot)

W.A. Bishop
Himself

Reginald Denny
Commanding officer

Russell Arms
Louis 'Alabama' Prentiss

Paul Cavanagh
Group Captain

Clem Bevans
Sam 'Store-Teeth' Morrison

J.M. Kerrigan
Foster (storekeeper / Emily's father)

J. Farrell MacDonald
Dr. Neville (from Churchtown)

Patrick O'Moore
Fyffe

Morton Lowry
Carmichael

Pat Flaherty
Drill Sergeant

Winifred Harris
Red Cross Collector