Five Came Back 85 years old
Four must die! One must choose!
Twelve people are aboard Coast Air Line'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.
Credits
Five Came Back Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Carradine He was 33, 82 years old when he died | as Mr. Crimp |
| Lucille Ball She was 27, 77 years old when she died | as Peggy Nolan |
| C. Aubrey Smith He was 75, 85 years old when he died | as Professor Henry Spengler |
| Patric Knowles He was 27, 84 years old when he died | as Judson Ellis |
| Elisabeth Risdon She was 52, 71 years old when she died | as Martha Spengler |
| Bud Geary He was 41, 48 years old when he died | as Policeman (uncredited) |
| Selmer Jackson He was 51, 82 years old when he died | as Airlines Official (uncredited) |
| Kent Taylor He was 33, 80 years old when he died | as Joe the Co-Pilot |
| Chester Morris He was 38, 69 years old when he died | as Bill Brooks |
| Robert Homans He was 61, 69 years old when he died | as Police Captain (uncredited) |
| Allen Jenkins He was 39, 74 years old when he died | as Peter 'Pete' |
| Pedro de Cordoba He was 57, 68 years old when he died | as Latin Ambassador (uncredited) |
| Dick Hogan He was 21, 77 years old when he died | as Lawrence 'Larry' the Steward (uncredited) |
| Joseph Calleia He was 41, 78 years old when he died | as Vasquez |
| Wendy Barrie She was 27, 65 years old when she died | as Alice Melbourne |
| Frank Faylen He was 33, 79 years old when he died | as Photographer (uncredited) |
| Casey Johnson She was 40, 30 years old when she died | as Tommy Mulvaney |
| Charlie Hall He was 39, 60 years old when he died | as Airport Worker (uncredited) |
| Frank Mills (British actor) He was 10, now 96 years old | as Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
Five Came Back Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Vernon L. Walker as Special Effects. He was 45 (53) years old when He died | Crew |
| Roy Webb as Original Music Composer. He was 50 (94) years old when He died | Sound |
| Nicholas Musuraca as Director of Photography. He was 46 (82) years old when He died | Camera |
| Edward Stevenson as Costume Designer. He was 119 (76) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Van Nest Polglase as Art Direction. He was 40 (70) years old when He died | Art |
| Joseph F. Biroc as Camera Operator. He was 36 (93) years old when He died | Camera |
| George Parrish as Orchestrator. He was 11 (now 97) years old | Sound |
| Nathanael West as Screenplay. He was 35 (37) years old when He died | Writing |
| Lee S. Marcus as Production Executive. He was 45 (75) years old when He died | Production |
| John Farrow as Director. He was 35 (58) years old when He died | Directing |
| Harry Marker as Editor. He was 39 (91) years old when He died | Editing |
| Richard Carroll as Story. He was 17 (2) years old when He died | Writing |
| Robert Sisk as Producer. He was 36 (61) years old when He died | Production |
| Jerome Cady as Screenplay. He was 35 (44) years old when He died | Writing |
| John E. Tribby as Sound Recordist. He was 35 (now 121) years old | Sound |
| George Magrill as Stunt Double. He was 39 (52) years old when He died | Crew |
| Argyle Nelson as Assistant Director. He was 37 (68) years old when He died | Directing |
Five Came Back (85 years)
Four must die! One must choose!
- Release day: Friday, June 23, 1939
- Runtime: 75 minutes
- Budget: 225000.00