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Flying Tigers ()

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Capt. Jim Gordon's command of the famed American volunteer fighter group in China is complicated by the recruitment of an old friend who is a reckless hotshot.
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Capt. Jim Gordon
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Woody Jason
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Brooke Elliott
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Hap Davis
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Alabama Smith
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Verna Bales
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Col. Lindsay
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Blackie Bales
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Dale
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Reardon
Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart ...
McCurdy (as Malcolm 'Bud'McTaggart)
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Lt. Barton
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Mike
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McIntosh (as James Dodd)
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Tex Norton
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Selby
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Edward Coch ...
Passenger (uncredited)
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Airfield Radioman (uncredited)
Elvira Curci ...
Hindu Woman (uncredited)
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Miller - Injured Pilot (uncredited)
Dan Dowling ...
Pilot (uncredited)
Walter Fenner ...
American (uncredited)
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Jim 'Gin' Sling - Waiter (uncredited)
Bill Hunter ...
Mechanic (uncredited)
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Nurse (uncredited)
Allen Jung ...
Dr. Tsing's Assistant (uncredited)
Dorothy Kelly ...
Nurse (uncredited)
Charles La Torre ...
Armenian Passenger (uncredited)
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Repkin (uncredited)
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Children's Matron (uncredited)
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Dr. Tsing (uncredited)
Dick Morris ...
Pilot (uncredited)
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Missionary (uncredited)
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Rangoon Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage) (voice)
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Barratt - Replacement Pilot (uncredited)
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Hindu Passenger (uncredited)
Eleanor Soohoo ...
Chinese Stewardess (uncredited)
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Jim's Aide (uncredited)
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Chinese Passenger (uncredited)

Directed by

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David Miller

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Kenneth Gamet ... (screen play) &
Barry Trivers ... (screen play)
 
Kenneth Gamet ... (original story)

Produced by

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Edmund Grainger ... associate producer

Music by

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Victor Young ... (music score)

Cinematography by

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Jack A. Marta ... (photography) (as Jack Marta)

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Ernest J. Nims ... (as Ernest Nims)

Art Direction by

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Russell Kimball

Set Decoration by

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Otto Siegel ... (set decorations)

Makeup Department

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Peggy Gray ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Bob Mark ... makeup supervisor (uncredited)

Production Management

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Arthur Siteman ... unit production manager (uncredited)
Al Wilson ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Philip Ford ... assistant director (uncredited)
George Sherman ... second unit director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Daniel J. Bloomberg ... sound (uncredited)
Treg Brown ... additional sound effects (uncredited)
T.A. Carman ... sound editor (uncredited)

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Howard Lydecker ... special effects
Theodore Lydecker ... special effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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Yakima Canutt ... stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Paul Mantz ... stunt pilot (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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William Bradford ... location camera (uncredited)
Nels Mathias ... grip (uncredited)
Cliff Shirpser ... assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Adele Palmer ... wardrobe

Location Management

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John T. Bourke ... location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

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Walter Scharf ... musical director
Herman Hand ... orchestrator (uncredited)
George Parrish ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Sid Davis ... stand-in: John Wayne (uncredited)
Lawrence Moore ... technical advisor (uncredited)
Kenneth Sanger ... technical advisor (uncredited)

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William D. Pawley ... Republic Productions acknowledges with thanks the cooperation and technical assistance rendered by, co-founder of The American Volunteer Group
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Plot Summary

Jim Gordon commands a unit of the famed Flying Tigers, the American Volunteer Group which fought the Japanese in China before America's entry into World War II. Gordon must send his outnumbered band of fighter pilots out against overwhelming odds while juggling the disparate personalities and problems of his fellow flyers. In particular, he must handle the difficulties created by a reckless hot-shot pilot named Woody Jason, who not only wants to fight a one-man war but to waltz off with Gordon's girlfriend. Written by Jim Beaver

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Taglines NUNCA COMO HASTA AHORA SE FILMO LA GUERRA EL EL AIRE TAN CRUENTA, TAN REAL, TAN VIOLENTA! (original Argentine poster - all caps) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Yanks Over Singapore (United States)
  • Yanks Over the Burma Road (United States)
  • Les tigres volants (France)
  • Unternehmen Tigersprung (Germany)
  • Tigres del aire (Spain)
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  • 102 min
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Trivia The Flying Tigers' planes were full-size mock-ups made mostly of plywood and balsa wood, not - as has often been thought - real aircraft. The "engine" noises were sound effects added after production. See more »
Goofs The AVG did not engage in any combat prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Their first combat mission against the Japanese was December 20, 1941. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in That's Action (1977). See more »
Soundtracks That Old Feeling See more »
Quotes Woody Jason: [Woody has just inadvertently insulted Jim's girlfriend, who walks away] Did I do something wrong?
Jim Gordon: Do you ever do anything right?
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