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Five Came Back

Four must die! One must choose!
1939 | 75m | English

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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
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
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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
Robert Sisk Producer
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Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 4 6 10 3
2024 5 6 12 4
2024 6 7 17 2
2024 7 5 12 2
2024 8 6 8 3
2024 9 5 9 2
2024 10 4 11 2
2024 11 4 12 1
2024 12 3 8 1
2025 1 3 7 2
2025 2 3 5 1
2025 3 2 4 1
2025 4 1 2 1
2025 5 1 2 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 0 1 0
2025 9 1 1 0
2025 10 1 1 1

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