Thunderbirds (1952)
Not to be confused with a 1942 20th Century-Fox aviation actioner with the same title, Thunderbirds is a Republic Pictures war flick. John Derek and John Barrymore Jr. play two handsome flyboys with the Oklahoma National Guard who are pressed into service at the outbreak of World War II. They spend most of the war in the Italian campaign, then blast their way into Berlin. By way of a plot complication, Ward Bond shows up as a tough veteran sergeant who turns out to be the long-lost father of hotheaded Barrymore. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- John Derek, John Drew Barrymore, (more)
- Director(s):
- John H. Auer
Synopsis of Thunderbirds
Not to be confused with a 1942 20th Century-Fox aviation actioner with the same title, Thunderbirds is a Republic Pictures war flick. John Derek and John Barrymore Jr. play two handsome flyboys with the Oklahoma National Guard who are pressed into service at the outbreak of World War II. They spend most of the war in the Italian campaign, then blast their way into Berlin. By way of a plot complication, Ward Bond shows up as a tough veteran sergeant who turns out to be the long-lost father of hotheaded Barrymore. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Thunderbirds
- John Derek - Gil Hackett
- Mona Freeman - Lt. Ellen Henderson
- Eileen Christy - Mary Caldwell
- Barton MacLane - Sgt. Durkee
- Ben Cooper - Calvin Jones
- Slim Pickens - Pvt. Wes Shelby
- Mae Clarke - Mrs. Jones
- Allene Roberts - Mrs. Ray Hanford
- Walter Reed - Lt. Hammond
- Barbara Pepper - Mrs. Mike Braggart
- Victor Millan - Pvt. Joe Lastchance
- Norman Budd - Pvt. Lou Radtke
- John Drew Barrymore - Tom McCreery
- Gene Evans - Mike Braggart
- Ward Bond - Sgt. Logan
- Wally Cassell - Pfc. Sam Jacobs
- Robert Neil - Keith Watson
- Ben Baker - Pvt. Charles Klassen
- Sammy McKim - Cpl. Ray Hanford
- Dick Simmons - Capt. Norton
- Suzanne Dalbert - Marie Etienne
- Pepe Hern - Pvt. Jim Lastchance
- Armando Silvestre - Corporal Ralph Mogay
- Director(s):
- John H. Auer
- Writer(s):
- Mary C. McCall, Jr.
- Producer(s):
- John H. Auer
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