Canal Zone (1942)
A cocky pilot at a Panama Canal bomber station clashes with his trainer over recklessness and a woman. After causing a fatal crash while hungover, he seeks redemption when his rivals crash in the jungle.
- Date of release
- 1942-03-19
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Director
- Lew Landers
Casting
- Chester Morris — 'Hardtack' Hamilton
- Harriet Nelson — Susan Merrill
- John Hubbard — Harley Ames
- Larry Parks — Recruit Kincaid
- Forrest Tucker — Recruit Madigan
- Eddie Laughton — Recruit Hughes
- Lloyd Bridges — Recruit Baldwin - Insurance Man
- George McKay — 'Mack' MacNamara
- Stanley Andrews — Cmdr. Merrill
- John Tyrrell — 'Red' Connors - Mechanic
- Stanley Brown — Pilot Jones
- John Shay — Henshaw - Co-Pilot
Interesting facts
Canal Zone is a 1942 American aviation adventure film starring Chester Morris and Forrest Tucker. The action takes place in the Panama Canal Zone and revolves around aviators in an out-of-the-way air base flying USAAF bombers.
Production
Canal Zone was based on the short story "Heroes Come High" by Blaine Miller and Jean Dupont Miller in American Magazine (February 1937).
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