Captain Eddie

Lloyd Bacon
1945-06-18

"Rick" is on the Screen ! The Gripping . . . Exciting Story of America's First Ace of Aces !
6
108 min

WWI flyer Eddie Rickenbaker remembers his life which brought him from a car salesman, race driver and pilot in WWI, to an important person in the early years of civil airline service, after his plane crashed in the South Pacific in late 1942.

Cast

Name Character Team
Fred MacMurray Eddie Rickenbacker Unowned
Lynn Bari Adelaide Frost Rickenbacker Unowned
Charles Bickford William Rickenbacker Unowned
Thomas Mitchell Ike Howard Unowned
Lloyd Nolan Lt. Jim Whitaker Unowned
James Gleason Tom Clark Unowned
Spring Byington Mrs. Frost Unowned
Mary Philips Elsie Rickenbacker Unowned
Darryl Hickman Eddie Rickenbacker as a boy Unowned
Dwayne Hickman Louis Rickenbacker Unowned
Richard Conte Pvt. John Bartek Unowned
Stanley Ridges Col. Hans Adamson Unowned
Dorothy Adams Nurse Unowned
Mary Gordon Mrs. Westrom Unowned
Virginia Brissac Flo Clark Unowned
Charles Russell Sgt. Jim Reynolds Unowned
Clem Bevans Jabez Unowned
Grady Sutton Lester Thomas Unowned
Chick Chandler Richard Lacey Unowned
Nancy June Robinson Mary Rickenbacker Unowned
Winifred Glyn Emma Rickenbacker Unowned
Gregory Marshall Dewey Rickenbacker Unowned
David Spencer Albert Rickenbacker Unowned
Elvin Field Bill Rickenbacker Unowned
George Mitchell Lt. Johnny De Angelis Unowned
Boyd Davis Mr. Frost Unowned
Don Garner Sgt. Alex Unowned
Joseph J. Greene Dinkenspiel Unowned
Olin Howland Census Taker Unowned
Robert Malcolm Mr. Foley Unowned
Leila McIntyre Mrs. Foley Unowned
Harry Shannon Simmons Unowned
Peter Garey Freddie Unowned
Fred Essler Prof. Montague Unowned
Lotte Stein Mme. Montagne Unowned
Earle S. Dewey Dr. Campbell Unowned