Adventures of the Flying Cadets (1943) - film review

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Adventures of the Flying Cadets is an American adventure film first released in 1943, directed by Lewis D. Collins and Ray Taylor. The film stars Johnny Downs, Bobby Jordan, Ward Wood, William ’Billy’ Benedict and Eduardo Ciannelli. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor
Script: Morgan Cox, George H. Plympton, Paul Huston
Photo: William A. Sickner
Cast: Johnny Downs (Cadet Danny Collins), Bobby Jordan (Cadet Jinx Roberts), Ward Wood (Cadet Scrapper McKay), William ’Billy’ Benedict (Cadet Zombie Parker), Eduardo Ciannelli (Kurt von Heiger, alias Corby), Regis Toomey (Capt. Ralph Carson), Robert Armstrong (Arthur Galt, alias The Black Hangman), Charles Trowbridge (Maj. William Elliott [Ch. 1]), Joseph Crehan (Col. George Bolton [Chs. 1-2]), Addison Richards (A.J. ’Jack’ Hill [Ch. 1]), Leyland Hodgson (Capt. Hartley – British Army [Ch. 6]), Ian Keith (Col. Lee [Chs. 9-13]), Philip Van Zandt (Herman Klott, alias Jack Hargrove [Chs. 5-8]), Joan Blair (Frau Klott, alias Mrs. Hargrove [Chs. 5-8]), Selmer Jackson (Prof. Mason [Chs. 11-13]), Jennifer Holt (Andre Mason [Chs. 5-13]), Pat Flaherty (Tanner, thug [Chs. 2-4]), William Forrest (Maj. Charles Gray [Chs. 1, 4, 9, 13]), Louis V. Arco (Ernst, Nazi radioman [Chs. 5-9]), Louis Adlon (Raum, chief Nazi Agent [Chs. 2-10]), Ray Bennett (Nazi Saboteur (scenes deleted)), William Haade (Instructor (scenes deleted)), Stanley Price (Operator (scenes deleted)), John Bagni (Heinrichs, Nazi mine guard [Chs. 7-10]), Frank Baker (First Hunter [Chs. 9-10]), Robert Barron (Randall, Galt Henchman [Chs. 10-12]), Sven Hugo Borg (Jake), Dwight Butcher (Col. Lee’s Orderly), Jimmy Carpenter (Baker), Tom Chatterton (Railroad Conductor [Ch. 2]), Eddie Coke (Service Secretary), Jean Del Val (Michaud, Nazi Agent M-7 [Ch. 13]), Patrick Desmond (RAF Co-Pilot), James Dime (Bart, Galt thug [Ch. 10-12]), Ralph Dunn (Drucker, Galt’s lead guard [Chs. 10-13]), Heenan Elliott (First Guard [Ch. 5]), John Elliott (The General [Ch. 13]), Al Ferguson (Second Hunter [Chs. 9-10]), Arno Frey (Sub U-47 Captain [Ch. 6]), Jon Gilbreath (UN Lt. Tate [Ch.13]), Kenneth Harlan (Baggage Car Clerk [Ch. 2]), Bill Healy (Capt. Bracken [Ch. 1]), Arthur Stuart Hull (UN Army Doctor [Ch. 13]), Jack Kenny (Nazi Soldier), Earl Kent (Capt. Schiller [Ch. 6]), Red Knight (Pilot [Ch. 13]), Kermit Maynard (Arab), Harry McDonald (Radio Operator), John Merton (Blaine, Galt henchman [Chs. 10-12]), Gene O’Donnell (City Airport Employee [Ch. 4]), Bud Osborne (Railroad Brakeman [Ch.2]), Michael Owens (UN Radio Operator), Jack Perrin (UN Lt. Neville [Ch. 13]), Guy Pharis (Co-Pilot), Beatrice Roberts (Hill Aerial Secretary [Ch. 1]), Gene Roth (Brunner, Nazi Agent [Chs. 2-4]), Fred Sherman (Operator), Bill Sloan (Army Hospital Sentry [Chs. 12-13]), Emmett Smith (Waba, dying native [Ch. 5]), Clarence Straight (Airfield Officer Quinn [Ch. 1]), Dirk Thane (Moak, Galt thug [Ch.10-12]), Sigurd Tor (Hunter [Chs. 9-10]), Carl Vernell (Henchman), William Yetter Sr. (Gustav, Nazi lead guard [Chs. 5-6, 8-10])
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 265 min; B&W

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