

Captain Eddie
1945-06-18 · 108 min · ★ 7.2
WWI flyer Eddie Rickenbaker remembers his life which brought him from a car salesman, race driver and pilot in WWI, to an important person in the early years of civil airline service, after his plane crashed in the South Pacific in late 1942.
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- Directors
- Lloyd Bacon
- Production companies
- Eureka Pictures, 20th Century Fox
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Fred MacMurrayEddie Rickenbacker
Lynn BariAdelaide Frost Rickenbacker
Charles BickfordWilliam Rickenbacker
Thomas MitchellIke Howard
Lloyd NolanLt. Jim Whitaker
James GleasonTom Clark
Spring ByingtonMrs. Frost
Mary PhilipsElsie Rickenbacker
Darryl HickmanEddie Rickenbacker as a boy
Dwayne HickmanLouis Rickenbacker
Richard ContePvt. John Bartek
Stanley RidgesCol. Hans Adamson
Dorothy AdamsNurse
Mary GordonMrs. Westrom
Virginia BrissacFlo Clark
Charles RussellSgt. Jim Reynolds
Clem BevansJabez
Grady SuttonLester Thomas
Chick ChandlerRichard LaceyTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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