Jet Pilot (1957) |
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| Director(s) | Josef von Sternberg |
| Producer(s) | Howard Hughes (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller/Suspense, War |
| Top Topics | Aviation, Cold War, Romance (Comic) |
Featured Cast of Jet Pilot See More »
John Wayne
(as Col. Jim Shannon)
Janet Leigh
(as Lt. Anna Marladovna Sh...)
Jay C. Flippen
(as Maj. Gen. Black)
Paul Fix
(as Maj. Rexford)
Richard Rober
(as FBI Agent George River...)
Hans Conried
(as Col. Matoff)
Ivan Triesault
(as Gen. Langrad)
Hall Bartlett
(as Sergeant)
Jet Pilot Overview:
Jet Pilot (1957) was a Action - Drama Film directed by Josef von Sternberg and produced by Howard Hughes.
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Jet Pilot Quotes:
Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon:
[When asked why a fellow Russian has ejected from an aircraft sitting on the runway] He must have pulled the seat ejection lever instead of the seat adjustment lever!
Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon:
[to Jim] One minute I want to kill you and the next minute I want to kiss you and... kiss you and... kiss you.
Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon:
Have you had many of them?
Col. Jim Shannon: Many what?
Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon: Women.
Col. Jim Shannon: Many what?
Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon: Women.
Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon:
Is this a collision course I'm flying?
Col. Jim Shannon: Drop your dive brakes. You're right on top of it.
Col. Jim Shannon: Drop your dive brakes. You're right on top of it.
Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon:
[screaming at Jim] Give me back my pants!
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Howard Hughes intended to show off the latest in aircraft technology in 1950 (when this film was shot). By the time it was released to the public, in 1957, the aircraft featured were already obsolete.
The gloss-black, prototype Northrop XP-89 scorpion appears in some scenes set in Russia.
Filmed between December 8, 1949 and February 8, 1950, this long held-back movie finally debuted on September 25, 1957 in Los Angeles, followed by its Manhattan opening at the Palace Theatre on October 4, 1957.
The film was produced by RKO in 1950 which was owned by Howard Hughes. By the time it was released in 1957, Hughes had sold RKO and the film was released by Universal.
After intercepting the B-36 in a F-94 Starfire, they are shown departing in a F-80 Shooting Star.