Five Came Back
Four must die! One must choose!
1939 | 75m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | John Farrow |
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| Writer: | Jerome Cady, Nathanael West, Richard Carroll, Dalton Trumbo |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 23, 1939 |
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| Director: | John Farrow |
| Writer: | Jerome Cady, Nathanael West, Richard Carroll, Dalton Trumbo |
| Genres: | Adventure, Drama |
| Keywords | bounty hunter, gangster, amazon rainforest, stranded, survival, jungle, airplane crash, headhunter, disaster movie, prisoner transport |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $225,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 15, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Chester Morris | Bill Brooks |
| Lucille Ball | Peggy Nolan |
| Wendy Barrie | Alice Melbourne |
| John Carradine | Mr. Crimp |
| Allen Jenkins | Pete |
| Joseph Calleia | Vasquez |
| C. Aubrey Smith | Henry Spengler |
| Kent Taylor | Joe |
| Patric Knowles | Judson Ellis |
| Elisabeth Risdon | Martha Spengler |
| Casey Johnson | Tommy Mulvaney |
| Dick Hogan | Larry |
| Pedro de Cordoba | Latin Ambassador (uncredited) |
| Frank Faylen | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Bud Geary | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Charlie Hall | Airport Worker (uncredited) |
| Dick Hogan | Larry (uncredited) |
| Robert Homans | Police Captain (uncredited) |
| Selmer Jackson | Airlines Official (uncredited) |
| Tiny Jones | Flower Lady (uncredited) |
| Frank Mills | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Pat O'Malley | Mike Mulvaney (uncredited) |
| Ronald R. Rondell | Page with Package (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jerome Cady | Screenplay |
| Nathanael West | Screenplay |
| Richard Carroll | Story |
| George Parrish | Orchestrator |
| Sam Ruman | Assistant Director |
| W. Argyle Nelson | Assistant Director |
| Lee S. Marcus | Production Executive |
| Edward Stevenson | Costume Designer |
| Harry Marker | Editor |
| John E. Tribby | Sound Recordist |
| John Farrow | Director |
| Dalton Trumbo | Screenplay |
| Nicholas Musuraca | Director of Photography |
| Joseph F. Biroc | Camera Operator |
| George Magrill | Stunt Double |
| Bud Geary | Stunt Double |
| Vernon L. Walker | Special Effects |
| Van Nest Polglase | Art Direction |
| Roy Webb | Original Music Composer |
| Albert S. D'Agostino | Assistant Art Director |
| Name | Title |
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| Robert Sisk | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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