Released
Five Came Back
June 23 1939 (over 85 years ago)Rating
63
Based on
37 reviews
Four must die! One must choose!
- Director: John Farrow
- Writers: Jerome Cady, Dalton Trumbo, Nathanael West
- Genres: Adventure, Drama
- Runtime: 1 h 15 m
- Budget: $225,000
- Country: United States of America
- Company: RKO Radio Pictures
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.
