Flying Tigers (1942)
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63% of critics liked it
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75% of users liked it
(736 ratings)
The Flying Tigers were a group of American volunteer aviators, flying against the Japanese on behalf of General Claire Chennault and Chinese leader Chiang Kai-Shek in the months just prior to World War II. John Wayne is the most responsible of the bunch, and John Carroll the least. It's bad… More The Flying Tigers were a group of American volunteer aviators, flying against the Japanese on behalf of General Claire Chennault and Chinese leader Chiang Kai-Shek in the months just prior to World War II. John Wayne is the most responsible of the bunch, and John Carroll the least. It's bad enough that Carroll tries to beat Wayne's time with pretty Red Cross nurse Anna Lee; but when Carroll's negligence results in the death of veteran-flyer Paul Kelly, the man becomes a pariah to the rest of the pilots. Unable to serve in World War II due to health reasons, John Wayne spent the duration licking the Japanese and the Germans in front of a Republic Studios process screen. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- David Miller
- Written By
- Kenneth Gamet, Barry Trivers
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 8, 1942 Wide
- On DVD
- May 16, 2000
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
As a war film, it's weak, but thematically, it is significant for introducing the two-generational conflicts that defined most of John Wayne's features, war, adventures, and Westerns.
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Jingoistic, flag waving John Wayne action, circa 1942.
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Robert Roten, Laramie Movie Scope
While the plot is a clunky and the message heavyhanded, the acting is generally good.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The film's best scenes are reserved for the 1930s style airplane dog-fights.
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Robin Clifford, Reeling Reviews
Great, hokey action and romance set in WW2 China
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Cast
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John Wayne
as Jim Gordon
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John Carroll
as Woody Jason
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Anna Lee
as Brooke Elliott
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Paul Kelly
as Hap Davis
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Mae Clarke
as Verna Bales
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Gordon Jones
as Alabama Smith
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Addison Richards
as Col. Lindsay
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Edmund MacDonald
as Blackie Bales
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Bill Shirley
as Dale
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Tom Neal
as Reardon
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Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart
as McCurdy
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David Bruce
as Lt. Barton
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Chester Gan
as Mike
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Gregg Barton
as Tex Norton
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John James
as Selby
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Richard Crane
as Airfield Radio Man
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Jimmie Dodd
as McIntosh
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Willie Fung
as Jim the Waiter
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Richard Loo
as Doctor
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Tom Seidel
as Barratt
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Charles Lane
as Airport official
- Gordon Jonews
