Slattery's Hurricane (1949)

5.2/10 87 min Adventure Drama

Overview

A pilot wants a life of ease, flying for drug smugglers and looking the other way until his conscience is tweaked by a woman he has misused. The story unfolds in flashbacks as the pilot battles the storm and recalls his failures, including a love affair with the wife of his best friend.

Cast

Richard Widmark

Lt. Willard Francis Slattery

Linda Darnell

Mrs. Aggie Hobson

Veronica Lake

Dolores Grieves

John Russell

Lt. F.A. 'Hobbie' Hobson

Gary Merrill

Cmdr E.T. Kramer

Walter Kingsford

R.J. Milne

Raymond Greenleaf

Adm. William F. Ollenby

Stanley Waxman

Frank

Joe De Santis

Gregory (as Joseph De Santis)

John Davidson

Maitre D' (uncredited)

Ted Jordan

Radarman (uncredited)

Robert Patten

Lieutenant at Desk (uncredited)

Gene Reynolds

Control Tower Operator (uncredited)

Dick Wessel

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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