Summary
Pilot #5 is an American romantic film drama first released in 1943,
directed by George Sidney.
The film stars Franchot Tone, Marsha Hunt, Gene Kelly, Van Johnson and Alan Baxter.
It has also been released under the title: Pilot No. 5.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: George Sidney
- Script: David Hertz, Robert Hardy Andrews
- Photo: Paul Vogel
- Music: Lennie Hayton
- Cast: Franchot Tone (George Braynor Collins), Marsha Hunt (Freddie Andrews), Gene Kelly (Vito S. Alessandro), Van Johnson (Everett Arnold), Alan Baxter (Winston Davis), Dick Simmons (Henry Willoughby Claven), Steven Geray (Major Eichel), Howard Freeman (Governor Hank Durban), Frank Puglia (Nikola Alessandro), William Tannen (American Soldier), Eddie Acuff (Newsreel Cameraman), Norman Ainsley (Governor’s Makeup Man), William Bishop (Cadet), Monte Blue (Bus Station Official), Wally Cassell (Soldier), Eddy Chandler (Head Deputy at Pritchards’ Farm), James Craven (English Lieutenant), Mark Daniels (Cadet), Ralph Dunn (Deputy Throwing Tear Gas), Frank Ferguson (Mr. Tully – Pritchards’ Lawyer), Edward Fielding (Dean Barrett), Dick French (Governor’s Secretary), Jack Gardner (Mechanic), Fred Graham (Governor’s Receptionist), William Halligan (Bartender), John F. Hamilton (Mr. Pritchard), Herbert Heyes (U.S. Attorney at Justice Department), John Indrisano (Governor’s Bodyguard), Peter Lawford (British Soldier), Ellen Lowe (Mrs. Pritchard), Eugene Martin (Office Boy), Kay Medford (Davis’ Secretary), Howard M. Mitchell (Gate Guard), Dorothy Morris (Hannah Pritchard), Edmund Mortimer (Extra in Governor’s Office), Nellie V. Nichols (Mrs. Alessandro), Carl Saxe (Dutch Soldier), Harry Semels (Barber in Vito’s Outer Office), J. Lewis Smith (Bodyguard), Leigh Sterling (Cadet), Billy Wayne (Newsreel Cameraman), Harry Wilson (Extra as Pinball Player), Marie Windsor (Claven’s wife)
- Country: USA
- Language: English / Italian / Dutch
- Runtime: 71 min; B&W
- Aka: Pilot No. 5
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Drama / Romance / War


