Search
What's Hot
Day-by-Day Fall Schedule
Celebs With Their Pets
Shows We Lost This Season
Jim Parsons Comes Out

Captains Of The Clouds

1942, Movie, NR, 113 mins

Captains Of The Clouds: Review

starstarstarstar
Cagney's first Technicolor film was a docu-drama about a group of Canadians who were in training for the RCAF during WW II. Cagney is one of several bush pilots, who is fiercely independent and brash, the kind of guy who swoops in to steal his competition's jobs and women. He is induced into the RCAF and now must adjust to a team effort. Naturally, he rankles at the limitations put on him by military discipline. He washes out of the service but eventually proves himself when, as a civilian pilot ferrying a bomber to England, he crashes his plane into an attacking German squadron. Like so many films of the era, this is unabashedly patriotic on the part of the Allies. Making it a Canadian film didn't seem logical, other than that the story emanated from The Great White North. Morgan, Marshall, Hale, and Tobias are featured and all score well. In a small role as Popcorn Kearns, Benny Baker does one of his fine performances. The best parts of the movie are the sensational photography and the air action. The film earned Oscar nominations for Best Cinematography and Best Interior Decoration. leave a comment
Are You Watching?
Captains Of The Clouds
Loading ...
Advertisement

Our Partners

Advertisement

Related Websites

You might be also interested in the following websites:

Most Popular TV Shows

  1. American Idol
  2. NCIS
  3. Big Bang Theory
  4. Voice
  5. Person of Interest
more popular tv shows

Most Popular Celebrities

  1. Jessica Simpson
  2. Khloe Kardashian
  3. Kate Middleton
  4. Maria Menounos
  5. Kim Kardashian
more popular celebrities

Most Popular Movies

  1. Avengers
  2. Battleship
  3. The Dictator
  4. Dark Shadows
  5. What To Expect When You're Expecting
more popular movies

Top Videos

  1. Keeping Up with The Kardashian...
  2. Revenge
  3. Keeping Up With the Kardashian...
  4. Modern Family
  5. Keeping Up with The Kardashian...
more top videos