Flight Lieutenant(1942)
Flying like angels! Fighting like demons! Loving like men!
A disgraced pilot determines to regain the respect of both his son, now a test pilot for the Army, and the men he once flew with.
Movie: Flight Lieutenant
Top 8 Billed Cast
Samuel J. 'Sam' Doyle
Danny Doyle
Susie Thompson
Joseph Sanford
Cadet William "Bill" Robinson
Cadet John McGinnis
Marcel Faulet
Danny Doyle - as a boy
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A disgraced pilot determines to regain the respect of both his son, now a test pilot for the Army, and the men he once flew with.
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1942-07-09
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Flying like angels! Fighting like demons! Loving like men!
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