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Actors: Preston Foster, John Sutton, Gene Tierney, Jack Holt, Dame May Whitty
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Thunder Birds |
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Veteran WWI pilot Steve Britt arrives at Thunderbird Field, Arizona and convinces Officer McDonald to hire him as a civilian flight instructor for the American, British and Chinese cadets who are eager to learn to fly. There, Britt makes the acquaintance of Cadet Peter Stackhouse, the son of one of his war comrades. Unfortunately, Peter Stackhouse suffers from vertigo and Steve Britt, who firmly believes that Peter is a natural, tries his best to convince the military hierarchy to give Peter more time to control his phobia.
During one of his days off, Stackhouse meets Kay Saunders, Britt's former girl-friend and falls for her. Although Britt is still in love with the young woman, he doesn't let his feelings affect his judgement about Stackhouse and, during their last flight together, in order to proove that the young man is able to fly alone, takes his parachute and jumps from the plane. But right at this moment, a sand storm comes from the desert and Stackhouse manages to land in the middle of nowhere in order to save Britt's life. Thanks to her charm, Kay Sanders will manage to convince Officer Macdonald not to dismiss Stackhouse who was blamed for having destroyed his Thunderbird while trying to save his instructor. Directed by William A. Wellman in 1942.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Thunder Birds |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 10%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 90%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Training/Promotion story?
Yes
Kinds of training/promotion:
- military
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- teacher/professor
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavy
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- a deadline
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southwest
Desert?
Yes
Air?
Yes
Air:
- warplane
- parachuting
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
How many deaths in film?
- 0 (not a murder mystery)
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Any profanity?
- None
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