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Thunder Birds

6.019421h 18mNRMovieDramaRomanceWar

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…

DirectorWilliam A. Wellman
WritersLamar Trotti·Darryl F. Zanuck
ProducersDarryl F. Zanuck·Lamar Trotti

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Cast · Directed by William A. Wellman

PFPreston Foster
Preston Foster
Steve Britt
JSJohn Sutton
John Sutton
Peter Stackhouse
GTGene Tierney
Gene Tierney
Kay Saunders
JHJack Holt
Jack Holt
Colonel MacDonald
MWMay Whitty
May Whitty
Lady Jane Stackhouse
GBGeorge Barbier
George Barbier
Col. Cyrus P. 'Gramps' Saunders
RHRichard Haydn
Richard Haydn
George Lockwood
RDReginald Denny
Reginald Denny
Barrett
TNTed North
Ted North
Cadet Hackzell
JCJanis Carter
Janis Carter
Blonde Red Cross Nurse Trainee
CSC. Montague Shaw
C. Montague Shaw
Doctor
VM
Viola Moore
Nurse

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Thunder Birds hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around December 16, 1942. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.