God is My Co-Pilot (1945)
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A rousing wartime drama, based on the autobiography of Col. Robert Lee Scott, Jr., a decorated Flying Tiger fighter pilot. Colonel Scott was operating cargo planes over the Himalayan Hump. He dreamed of serving his country more directly, but was originally told he was too old. Scott eventually… More A rousing wartime drama, based on the autobiography of Col. Robert Lee Scott, Jr., a decorated Flying Tiger fighter pilot. Colonel Scott was operating cargo planes over the Himalayan Hump. He dreamed of serving his country more directly, but was originally told he was too old. Scott eventually convinced a superior to allow him and his Flying Tigers to fly combat missions to assist the Chinese against Japan. Dennis Morgan stars as the unlikely hero, but the show is stolen by Raymond Massey as Major General Chennault. The supporting cast is filled with notable character actors including Richard Loo as Scott's nemesis, Tokyo Joe. The film is filled with philosophical questions about fate and survival during war and what role faith plays. In its original release in 1943, some gory sequences passed through the Production Code because the violence shown is all against the Japanese, America's enemy.
- Directed By
- Robert Florey
- Written By
- Peter Milne, Abem Finkel
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Feb 21, 1945 Wide
- Studio
- Unknown
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Well acted inspirational tale about a guy who fought and won a discrimination case against age in WWII, but the spiritual and religious aspects lack credibility.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
This is not a film for non-believers.
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Cast
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Dennis Morgan
as Col. Robert L. Scott
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Dane Clark
as Johnny Petach
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Raymond Massey
as Maj. Gen. Chennault
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Alan Hale
as "Big Mike" Harrigan
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Andrea King
as Catherine Scott
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John Ridgely
as Tex Hill
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Stanley Ridges
as Col. Meriam Cooper
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Craig Stevens
as Ed Rector
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Warren Douglas
as Bob Neale
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Stephen Richards
as Sgt. Baldridge
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Charles Smith
as Pvt. Motley
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Minor Watson
as Col. Caleb V. Haynes
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Richard Loo
as Tokyo Joe
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Murray Alper
as Sgt. Aaltonen
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Joel Allen
as Lt. Doug Sharp
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Paul Brooke
as Lt. Jack Horner
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John Miles
as Lt. "Alabama" Wilson
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Bernie Sell
as Gil Bright
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William Forrest
as Dr. Reynolds
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Dan Dowling
as Frank Schiel
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Philip Ahn
as Japanese Announcer
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William Challee
as A.V.G. Groundmen
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Frances Chan
as Specialty Dancer
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George Cleveland
as Catherine's Father
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James Flavin
as Major
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Art Foster
as American Pilot
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Joel Friedkin
as Newspaper Editor
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Paul Fung
as Gen. Kitcheburo
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Clarence Muse
as "Prank"
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Gigi Perreau
as Robin Lee
- Tom Steele
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Mark Stevens
as Sgt. Baldridge
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Frank Tang
as Chinese Captain
- Dale Van Sickel
- Don McGuire
- Donald Woods
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Phyllis Adair
as American Girl Prisoner
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Clark 'Buddy' Burroughs
as Scott as a Boy
