

Five Came Back(1939)
"Four must die! One must choose!"
Overview
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.
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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)
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