Jet Pilot (1957)
Jet Pilot
John Wayne stars as U.S. Air Force aviator Jim Shannon, who's tasked with escorting a Soviet pilot (Janet Leigh) claiming -- at the height of the Cold War -- that she wants to defect. After falling in love with and wedding the fetching flyer, Shannon learns from his superiors that she's a spy on a mission to extract military secrets. To save his new wife from prison and deportation, Shannon devises a risky plan in this 1957 drama.
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John Wayne
as Col. Jim Shannon
as Col. Jim Shannon
Janet Leigh
as Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief
as Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief
Jay C. Flippen
as Maj. Gen. Black
as Maj. Gen. Black
Paul Fix
as Maj. Rexford
as Maj. Rexford
Richard Rober
as FBI Agent George Rivers
as FBI Agent George Rivers
Roland Winters
as Col. Sokolov
as Col. Sokolov
Hans Conried
as Col. Matoff
as Col. Matoff
Ivan Triesault
as Gen. Dimitri Langrad
as Gen. Dimitri Langrad
Joyce Compton
as Mary Lou Simpson
as Mary Lou Simpson
Denver Pyle
as Mr. Simpson
as Mr. Simpson
Perdita Chandler
as Georgie Rexford
as Georgie Rexford
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Josef von Sternberg
Director
Director
Jules Furthman
Writer
Writer
Winton C. Hoch
Cinematography
Cinematography
Jules Furthman
Producer
Producer
Howard Hughes
Producer
Producer
Bronislau Kaper
Music
Music
Harry Marker
Editor
Editor
Michael R. McAdam
Editor
Editor
Dick Stockton
Casting
Casting
Michael Woulfe
Costume Design
Costume Design
Larry Germain
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Layne Britton
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Web Overlander
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Walter Daniels
Production Manager
Production Manager
John Burch
Assistant Production Manager
Assistant Production Manager
Terry Kellum
Sound
Sound
Earl A. Wolcott
Sound
Sound
Daniel Hays
Special Effects
Special Effects
Jack Lannan
Special Effects
Special Effects
Hans F. Koenekamp
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
C. Bakaleinikoff
Conductor
Conductor
Mel Berns
Makeup Department Head
Makeup Department Head
Fred Fleck
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Eddie Pyle
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Rod Tolmie
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Annabell Levy
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Ralph Wildman
Grip
Grip
James Lane
Second Unit Director
Second Unit Director
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
Art Direction
Feild M. Gray
Art Direction
Art Direction
Harley Miller
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
