Five Came Back (1939)
Five Came Back
Twelve people are aboard Coast Airline's flagship the Silver Queen enroute to South America when the airplane encounters a storm and is blown off course. Crashing into jungles known to be inhabited by head hunters, pilots Bill and Joe race against time to fix the engines and attempt a take off. The situation brings out the best and worst in the stranded dozen as they create a makeshift runway and prepare to escape before the natives attack. But damage to the plane and low fuel reserves means that only 5 people can be carried to safety.
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Chester Morris
as Bill Brooks
as Bill Brooks
Lucille Ball
as Peggy Nolan
as Peggy Nolan
Wendy Barrie
as Alice Melbourne
as Alice Melbourne
John Carradine
as Mr. Crimp
as Mr. Crimp
Allen Jenkins
as Pete
as Pete
Joseph Calleia
as Vasquez
as Vasquez
C. Aubrey Smith
as Henry Spengler
as Henry Spengler
Kent Taylor
as Joe
as Joe
Patric Knowles
as Judson Ellis
as Judson Ellis
Elisabeth Risdon
as Martha Spengler
as Martha Spengler
Casey Johnson
as Tommy Mulvaney
as Tommy Mulvaney
Dick Hogan
as Larry
as Larry
Pedro de Cordoba
as Latin Ambassador (uncredited)
as Latin Ambassador (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
as Photographer (uncredited)
as Photographer (uncredited)
Bud Geary
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Charlie Hall
as Airport Worker (uncredited)
as Airport Worker (uncredited)
Dick Hogan
as Larry (uncredited)
as Larry (uncredited)
Robert Homans
as Police Captain (uncredited)
as Police Captain (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
as Airlines Official (uncredited)
as Airlines Official (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
as Flower Lady (uncredited)
as Flower Lady (uncredited)
Frank Mills
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
as Mike Mulvaney (uncredited)
as Mike Mulvaney (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
as Page with Package (uncredited)
as Page with Package (uncredited)
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Jerome Cady
Screenplay
Screenplay
John Farrow
Director
Director
Dalton Trumbo
Screenplay
Screenplay
Nathanael West
Screenplay
Screenplay
Albert S. D'Agostino
Assistant Art Director
Assistant Art Director
Richard Carroll
Story
Story
Nicholas Musuraca
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
George Parrish
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
Edward Stevenson
Costume Designer
Costume Designer
Sam Ruman
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Joseph F. Biroc
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Bud Geary
Stunt Double
Stunt Double
W. Argyle Nelson
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
George Magrill
Stunt Double
Stunt Double
Van Nest Polglase
Art Direction
Art Direction
Robert Sisk
Producer
Producer
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Vernon L. Walker
Special Effects
Special Effects
Lee S. Marcus
Production Executive
Production Executive
Harry Marker
Editor
Editor
John E. Tribby
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
