Five Came Back (1939)
Twelve people are aboard Coast Airline's flagship the Silver Queen enroute to South America when the airplane encounters a storm and is blown off course. Crashing into jungles known to be inhabited by head hunters, pilots Bill and Joe race against time to fix the engines and attempt a take off. The situation brings out the best and worst in the stranded dozen as they create a makeshift runway and prepare to escape before the natives attack. But damage to the plane and low fuel reserves means that only 5 people can be carried to safety.
Director:
John Farrow
Writers:
Jerome Cady, Dalton Trumbo, Nathanael West.
 |
Chester Morris as Bill Brooks |
 |
Lucille Ball as Peggy Nolan |
 |
Wendy Barrie as Alice Melbourne |
 |
John Carradine as Mr. Crimp |
 |
Allen Jenkins as Pete |
 |
Joseph Calleia as Vasquez |
 |
C. Aubrey Smith as Henry Spengler |
 |
Kent Taylor as Joe |
 |
Patric Knowles as Judson Ellis |
 |
Elisabeth Risdon as Martha Spengler |
 |
Casey Johnson as Tommy Mulvaney |
 |
Dick Hogan as Larry |
 |
Pedro de Cordoba as Latin Ambassador (uncredited) |
 |
Frank Faylen as Photographer (uncredited) |
 |
Bud Geary as Policeman (uncredited) |
 |
Charlie Hall as Airport Worker (uncredited) |
|
Dick Hogan as Larry (uncredited) |
 |
Robert Homans as Police Captain (uncredited) |
 |
Selmer Jackson as Airlines Official (uncredited) |
|
Tiny Jones as Flower Lady (uncredited) |
 |
Frank Mills as Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
 |
Pat O'Malley as Mike Mulvaney (uncredited) |
 |
Ronald R. Rondell as Page with Package (uncredited) |
| Writing | Jerome Cady | Screenplay |
| Directing | John Farrow | Director |
| Writing | Dalton Trumbo | Screenplay |
| Writing | Nathanael West | Screenplay |
| Art | Albert S. D'Agostino | Assistant Art Director |
| Writing | Richard Carroll | Story |
| Camera | Nicholas Musuraca | Director of Photography |
| Sound | George Parrish | Orchestrator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edward Stevenson | Costume Designer |
| Directing | Sam Ruman | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Joseph F. Biroc | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Bud Geary | Stunt Double |
| Directing | W. Argyle Nelson | Assistant Director |
| Crew | George Magrill | Stunt Double |
| Art | Van Nest Polglase | Art Direction |
| Production | Robert Sisk | Producer |
| Sound | Roy Webb | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Vernon L. Walker | Special Effects |
| Production | Lee S. Marcus | Production Executive |
| Editing | Harry Marker | Editor |
| Sound | John E. Tribby | Sound Recordist |
