Overview
Robert L. Scott has dreamed his whole life of being a fighter pilot, but when war comes he finds himself flying transport planes over The Hump into China. In China, he persuades General Chennault to let him fly with the famed Flying Tigers, the heroic band of airmen who'd been fighting the Japanese long before Pearl Harbor. Scott gets his chance to fight, ultimately engaging in combat with the deadly Japanese pilot known as Tokyo Joe.
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DirectorRobert Florey
WriterAbem Finkel, Peter Milne
Cast
Dennis Morgan
Col. Robert Lee Scott
Dane Clark
Johnny Petach
Raymond Massey
Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault
Alan Hale
Big Mike Harrigan
Andrea King
Catherine Scott
John Ridgely
David 'Tex' Hill
Stanley Ridges
Col. Merian 'Steve' Cooper
Craig Stevens
Ed Rector
Warren Douglas
Bob Neale
Mark Stevens
Sgt. Baldridge
Charles Smith
Pvt. Motley
Minor Watson
Col. Caleb V. Haynes
Richard Loo
Tokyo Joe
Murray Alper
Sgt. Altonen (uncredited)
William Forrest
Dr. Reynolds (uncredited)
John Miles
Lt. 'Alabama' Wilson (uncredited)
Gigi Perreau
Robin Lee Scott (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Holstrom (uncredited)
Bernard Sell
Gil Bright (uncredited)
George Cleveland
Father of Catherine Scott (uncredited)
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Keywords
fighter pilotflying tigersfew against manytransport pilot
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026