Five Came Back (1939)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

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

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