Five Came Back
“Four must die! One must choose!”
1939•1h 15m•6.3•Released
AdventureDrama
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.
Director
John Farrow
Writer
Jerome Cady, Dalton Trumbo, Nathanael West
Budget
$0M
Languages
English
Studio
RKO Radio Pictures
Cast
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)
Production
Company
RKO Radio Pictures
Producer
Robert Sisk
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