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Thunder Birds

1942 · 78 min

A warm, old-fashioned wartime romance with aerial stunts and a gentle love triangle, earnest and easy to watch.

Tagline
For two pilots, one woman became a conflict of interest.
Overview
On a secluded base in Arizona, veteran World War I pilot Steve Britt trains flyers to fight in World War II. One of his trainees, Englishman Peter Stackhouse, competes with Britt for the affections of Kay Saunders, the daughter of a local rancher. Despite their differences, Britt makes sure Sutton passes his training and becomes a combat pilot -- even though he loses Kay to the young man in the process.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • war
  • friendship
  • ambition
  • redemption
Places
  • military
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, romance, war
Directed by
William A. Wellman
Written by
Lamar Trotti
Starring
Preston Foster, John Sutton, Gene Tierney, Jack Holt, May Whitty, George Barbier, Richard Haydn, Reginald Denny
Cinematography
Ernest Palmer
Runtime
78 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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