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Captain Eddie

"Rick" is on the Screen ! The Gripping . . . Exciting Story of America's First Ace of Aces !

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.

1h 48m1945NRTMDb 7.2

Drama

English

Crew and Cast

Lloyd BaconLloyd BaconDirectorFred MacMurrayFred MacMurrayEddie RickenbackerLynn BariLynn BariAdelaide Frost RickenbackerCharles BickfordCharles BickfordWilliam RickenbackerThomas MitchellThomas MitchellIke HowardLloyd NolanLloyd NolanLt. Jim WhitakerJames GleasonJames GleasonTom ClarkSpring ByingtonSpring ByingtonMrs. FrostMary PhilipsMary PhilipsElsie RickenbackerDarryl HickmanDarryl HickmanEddie Rickenbacker as a boyDwayne HickmanDwayne HickmanLouis RickenbackerRichard ConteRichard ContePvt. John BartekStanley RidgesStanley RidgesCol. Hans AdamsonDorothy AdamsDorothy AdamsNurseMary GordonMary GordonMrs. WestromVirginia BrissacVirginia BrissacFlo ClarkCharles RussellCharles RussellSgt. Jim ReynoldsClem BevansClem BevansJabezGrady SuttonGrady SuttonLester ThomasChick ChandlerChick ChandlerRichard Lacey
Nancy June RobinsonMary Rickenbacker
Winifred GlynEmma Rickenbacker
Gregory MarshallDewey Rickenbacker
David SpencerAlbert Rickenbacker
Elvin FieldBill RickenbackerGeorge MitchellGeorge MitchellLt. Johnny De Angelis
Boyd DavisMr. Frost
Don GarnerSgt. Alex
Joseph J. GreeneDinkenspielOlin HowlandOlin HowlandCensus Taker
Robert MalcolmMr. Foley

Storyline

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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Info

Status
Released
Released
18 June 1945
Runtime
1h 48m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
7.2 / 10 (4 votes)

Production

Director
Lloyd Bacon
Writers
John Tucker Battle
Studios
Eureka Pictures, 20th Century Fox
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English