Jet Pilot
movie
Exploding with all the power of the jet age... with all the passion of a daring love story!
Released October 11, 1957
Overview
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.
Cast
John Wayne
as
Col. Jim Shannon
Janet Leigh
as
Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief
Jay C. Flippen
as
Maj. Gen. Black
Paul Fix
as
Maj. Rexford
Richard Rober
as
FBI Agent George Rivers
Roland Winters
as
Col. Sokolov
Hans Conried
as
Col. Matoff
Ivan Triesault
as
Gen. Dimitri Langrad
Joyce Compton
as
Mary Lou Simpson
Denver Pyle
as
Mr. Simpson
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Perdita Chandler
as
Georgie Rexford
Crew
Jules Furthman
as
Writer
Josef von Sternberg
as
Director
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Winton C. Hoch
as
Cinematography
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Earl A. Wolcott
as
Sound
Jules Furthman
as
Producer
Michael Woulfe
as
Costume Design
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Jack Lannan
as
Special Effects
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Hans F. Koenekamp
as
Camera Operator
Howard Hughes
as
Producer
Bronislau Kaper
as
Music
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Michael R. McAdam
as
Editor
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Larry Germain
as
Hairstylist