Wings of Danger (1952)
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Directors
Terence Fisher
Cast
Zachary Scott, Robert Beatty, Naomi Chance, Kay Kendall
The story
At Spencer Airlines in England, American pilot Richard "Van" Van Ness tries to stop his friend Nick Talbot from taking off in a storm. Nick threatens to tell their boss, Boyd Spencer, that Van suffers from blackouts. Next morning, Van's fears come true when debris from Nick's aircraft washes ashore.
Genres
Crime, crime film, drama film, film noir
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