Five Came Back
Adventure, Drama, Thriller, 1939
Twelve people are aboard Coast Air Line'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.
Top cast:
Chester Morris
Bill Brooks
Wendy Barrie
Alice Melbourne
C. Aubrey Smith
Henry Spengler
Patric Knowles
Judson Ellis
Elisabeth Risdon
Martha Spengler
Pedro de Cordoba
Latin Ambassador (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
Photographer (uncredited)
Charlie Hall
Airport Worker (uncredited)
Dick Hogan
Larry (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Police Captain (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Airlines Official (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Mike Mulvaney (uncredited)