[Fungi]

Reminds me of “Flight of the Phoenix,” a great film.

[warsaw44]

I enjoy watching older films that are set contemporaneously. It’s almost like having a time machine.

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Same here. Even contemporary films set in the 1940’s works for me. Am watching ‘ Flag’s of our Father’s ‘ right now. But it does make me sad for how much has been lost in this country.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Saw it when I was about nine. Our parish showed movies on Sunday afternoons in the cafeteria for the kids. The other move I remember from those Sunday afternoons was "The Boy with Green Hair."

I only saw it that one time, but I still remember it. It was one of my favorite movies for a long time, mainly because I never got to see many movies.

[yarddog]

I vaguely remember watching that movie on TV many years ago.

It wasn’t bad but not great either.

1939 was probably the greatest year for movies ever.

[21twelve]

Sounds interesting. The title is similar (the same?) as a documentary on NetFlix about five(?) great directors that worked for the military during WWII creating “propoganda” films. training films, etc. (Capra, etc.) Was a very interesting series. Two of the directors iirc did comedies and stuff beforehand. After seeing the war up close and personal they did more serious stuff (like “It’s a Wonderful Life”)

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[Lurker]

“Lucille Ball is a hottie in 1939.”

She was hot well into the late 1960s.

L

[windcliff]

Jungle fever movie.

[Atticus]

Thanks for sharing. I remember arriving to the airport ten minutes before departure time in the 1980s!

[Political Junkie Too]

I remember watching that movie just to see Lucille Ball from before she made the move to comedy.

-PJ

[uncbob]

They did a remake in 1956 Back From Eternity with Rod Steiger and Robert Ryan

[ETL]

Here’s a favorite of mine from the 40s

Must have seen it 50 times...

Kiss Of Death (1947) - Victor Mature, Richard Widmark, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXsb266Vm7I

[Robert DeLong]

You should see some of the Great Channdu serials. One that I remember seeing had a plane crash which had to be the worst ever recorded. It's hilarious, though I can't remember which one it actually was. It comes crashing to the ground (looks like it was dropped from someone's hand, and the plane does not break up at all. 8>)

[stylin19a]

no smoking on the plane ?

[libertylover]

My cousin survived a plane crash in Africa! Zambia to be exact.

It wouldn’t be a good movie because it seems too impossible. Small plane, only my cousin and the pilot on board; oil leak all over the windshield and engine failure; spotted a little grass runway not shown on any map and was able to crash-land on it; plane completely destroyed but passengers only slightly injured; an hour later African natives show up to help, (not to eat), and the natives spoke English! They were picked up a few hours later.

[GJones2]

I’m a big fan of old movies too. The one you mentioned sounds vaguely familiar, but I don’t recall it well enough to comment. Wouldn’t be surprised if it was pretty good, though.

[xrmusn]

8) Landing a plane in the middle of the jungle. On one engine. In a storm. At night. No problem.
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Had to us ‘poetic license’ to follow the script...

Use to ‘love’ the Old Westerns where the ‘White Hat’ would be galloping full throttle through the ravine while 30 ‘Black Hats’ were lining the ridges with their rifles and they couldn’t come close while he was picking them off with his six shooter from a speeding horse and while doing ‘tricks’ in the saddle....