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Five Came Back

Five Came Back
★ 6.4/10•1939•1h 15m•Adventure•Drama

Four must die! One must choose!

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.

Jerome Cady · Screenplay

John Farrow · Director

Dalton Trumbo · Screenplay

Nathanael West · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 15m
LanguageEN
Release DateJun 23, 1939
Budget$225,000

Actors

Chester Morris

Chester Morris

Bill Brooks

Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball

Peggy Nolan

Wendy Barrie

Wendy Barrie

Alice Melbourne

John Carradine

John Carradine

Mr. Crimp

Allen Jenkins

Allen Jenkins

Pete

Joseph Calleia

Joseph Calleia

Vasquez

C. Aubrey Smith

C. Aubrey Smith

Henry Spengler

Kent Taylor

Kent Taylor

Joe

Patric Knowles

Patric Knowles

Judson Ellis

Elisabeth Risdon

Elisabeth Risdon

Martha Spengler

Casey Johnson

Tommy Mulvaney

Dick Hogan

Dick Hogan

Larry

Pedro de Cordoba

Pedro de Cordoba

Latin Ambassador (uncredited)

Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Photographer (uncredited)

Bud Geary

Bud Geary

Policeman (uncredited)

Charlie Hall

Charlie Hall

Airport Worker (uncredited)

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