Jet Pilot (1957)

Jet Pilot (1957)

Exploding with all the power of the jet age... with all the passion of a daring love story! 1957-10-11 United States of America 112 Min. PG-13
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Overview

John Wayne stars as U.S. Air Force aviator Jim Shannon, who's tasked with escorting a Soviet pilot (Janet Leigh) claiming -- at the height of the Cold War -- that she wants to defect. After falling in love with and wedding the fetching flyer, Shannon learns from his superiors that she's a spy on a mission to extract military secrets. To save his new wife from prison and deportation, Shannon devises a risky plan in this 1957 drama.

Cast

John Wayne is Col. Jim Shannon
Col. Jim Shannon
Janet Leigh is Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief
Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief
Jay C. Flippen is Maj. Gen. Black
Maj. Gen. Black
Paul Fix is Maj. Rexford
Maj. Rexford
Richard Rober is FBI Agent George Rivers
FBI Agent George Rivers
Roland Winters is Col. Sokolov
Col. Sokolov
Hans Conried is Col. Matoff
Col. Matoff
Ivan Triesault is Gen. Dimitri Langrad
Gen. Dimitri Langrad
Joyce Compton is Mary Lou Simpson
Mary Lou Simpson
Denver Pyle is Mr. Simpson
Mr. Simpson
Perdita Chandler is Georgie Rexford
Georgie Rexford