Principal photography did not go well; a number of incidents slowed production. Movie (1942) French title : Les Chevaliers du ciel (1942) Starring: James Cagney (Brian MacLean) Dennis Morgan (Johnny Dutton) Brenda Marshall (Emily Foster) Alan Hale (Francis Patrick 'Tiny' Murph) George Tobias (Blimp Lebec) Hardwick, Jack and Ed Schnepf. [8] Scenes filmed in Ottawa include several views of the historic Chateau Laurier hotel, Parliament, and the Cenotaph area.[4]. The music score is by Max Steiner, and Harold Arlen wrote the title song (lyrics by Johnny Mercer), which is used as a march in the film. View production, box office, & company info. Nearing the coast of the British Isles, they are attacked by a German Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter. Cagney plays Brian MacLean, a hotshot Canadian bush pilot who delights in stealing jobs-and women-away from his competitors. 4.4 out of 5 stars 100 ratings. Stephan Eichenberg . MacLean uses "Tiny" Murphy's papers to participate. Due to this and the fact, that McLean doesn't like to obey he gets troubles. Captains of the Clouds movie poster. Captains of the Clouds - the making of a BCATP Classic Movie Back in 1941, long before United States of America joined the Allies in the war, Hollywood was already sending its best to fight tyranny - in a little known aerial battlefield deep in the primitive wilderness known as Canada. Vocal with Orchestra; From Warner Bros. Picture "Captains Of The Clouds". Use the HTML below. "Captains of the Clouds: Filming the Bush Flying Sequences of Canada's First Air Epic. Much of the early footage involved a number of bush planes at the Woodcliff Camp on Trout Lake in North Bay, Ontario, and nearby Camp Caribou on Jumping Cariboo Lake in Marten River, Ontario. The story follows a group of Canadian bush pilots who decide to join the Royal Canadian Air Force when WWII breaks out. Later, after hearing Winston Churchill's "We shall fight on the beaches" speech on the radio, MacLean and the other bush pilots enlist in the Royal Canadian Air Force, only to discover that they are considered too old for combat. Newspaper man wanders about and helps older woman save her paper. Captains Of The Clouds. Directed by Michael Curtiz. Captains of the Clouds (a.k.a.Shadows of Their Wings) is a 1942 Warner Bros. war film in Technicolor, directed by Michael Curtiz and starring James Cagney.It was produced by William Cagney (James Cagney's brother), with Hal B. Wallis as executive producer. Okay, I'll admit that this film is NOT Shakespeare! [4] (It was also intended as a rousing "war preparedness" film for American audiences, but by the time it was released, the U.S. was already at war; nevertheless it did serve as a showcase of the Canadian war effort.) You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Was this review helpful to you? 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