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Air Force Colonel Jim Shannon is tasked to escort a defecting Soviet pilot who is scheming to lure Shannon to the USSR.Air Force Colonel Jim Shannon is tasked to escort a defecting Soviet pilot who is scheming to lure Shannon to the USSR.Air Force Colonel Jim Shannon is tasked to escort a defecting Soviet pilot who is scheming to lure Shannon to the USSR.
Dorothy Abbott
- Girl
- (uncredited)
Phil Arnold
- Bellboy
- (uncredited)
Lois Austin
- Saleswoman at Palm Springs Dress Shop
- (uncredited)
Paul Bakanas
- Russian Security Man
- (uncredited)
Hall Bartlett
- Sergeant
- (uncredited)
Gregg Barton
- Military Policeman
- (uncredited)
John Bishop
- Maj. Sinclair
- (uncredited)
Earl Breithard
- Guard
- (uncredited)
James Brown
- Sergeant
- (uncredited)
William Bryant
- Radar Monitor
- (uncredited)
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- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaHoward Hughes intended to show off the latest in aircraft technology in 1949-50 (when this film was shot). By the time it was finally released to the public in 1957, the aircraft featured were already obsolete.
- GoofsWhen Anna's plane flames out, it would have no thrust, so it should immediately start to slow down and lose altitude, and Jim would notice right away. But he doesn't notice, and Anna has to tell him that she has flamed out. The two jets keep flying smoothly in close formation, revealing that one is seeing film of two jets both under power.
- Quotes
Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon: [When asked why a fellow Russian has ejected from an aircraft sitting on the runway] He made a mistake. He pulled the seat ejector instead of the seat adjuster.
- Crazy creditsAdvertising carried the credits "Starring John Wayne, Janet Leigh, and the United States Air Force."
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story: Howard's Way (1987)
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Jet Pilot Surprise
At the ripe old age of 50, I was amazed to see JET PILOT today for the very first time. Not many Wayne films have escaped me, but this one had. As I was watching the film, it occurred to me that ol Duke must have enjoyed being a fighter pilot (as he should) because he played a pilot in at least 6 films I could think of off the top of my head. Janet Leigh was not overly convincing as a Soviet, but WOW is she gorgeous... WHO CARES. Still, if she had a convincing Russian accent and some leather this would have been the Duke's best effort! Great film of some wonderful machines, and such a treat to see them as well. I became a fighter pilot because of the F-86 though I was too old to fly one... this film features them constantly. Chuck Yeager stunted for the film and broke a tail in a Sabre pressing the envelope. Overall, just a nice film, that was totally unlike any Wayne film I had ever seen. Normally, you know exactly how the plot will go, and that Good, Truth, and the American Way will prevail... but this one... actually makes you wonder if that is going to be the case?!?! Maybe not for the Duke, you know he has a trick up his sleeve, but Janet Leigh?? She is a wild card and you never know till the end who will win out. This movie was akin to finding a $20 bill in your pocket from last year... it has been there a long time, and just a nice treat to come across it.
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- Budget
- $9,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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