They Flew Alone (1942)

6.8/10 94 min Drama

Overview

The story of flyer Amy Johnson the girl from Yorkshire who won the hearts of the British public in the 1930s with her record-breaking solo flights around the world. Her marriage to fellow aviator Jim Mallison was less noteworthy.

Cast

Anna Neagle

Amy Johnson

Robert Newton

Jim Mollison

Edward Chapman

Mr. Johnson

Nora Swinburne

ATA Commandant

Joan Kemp-Welch

Mrs. Johnson

Brefni O'Rorke

Mac

Charles Carson

Lord Wakefield

Martita Hunt

Miss Bland

William Hartnell

Scotty

Eliot Makeham

Mayor of Croydon

David Horne

Solicitor

Miles Malleson

Vacuum Salesman

Aubrey Mallalieu

Bill, the Barber

Charles Victor

Postmaster

Hay Petrie

Old General

John Slater

Officer on Interview Panel

Percy Parsons

Cyril Smith

Aquitania Radio Operator

George Merritt

Reporter

Muriel George

Kitty the Housekeeper

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