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They Flew Alone (1942)

SHE LED THE PARADE FROM SILK TO KHAKI! -- This girl who bolted a white-collar job to win her place in the air force...it's the amazing story of Amy and her Jim -- The Flying Mollisons.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 34M

Director : Herbert Wilcox
Writer : Miles Malleson

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Anna Neagle
Anna Neagle
Amy Johnson
Robert Newton
Robert Newton
Jim Mollison
Edward Chapman
Edward Chapman
Mr. Johnson
Nora Swinburne
Nora Swinburne
ATA Commandant
Joan Kemp-Welch
Joan Kemp-Welch
Mrs. Johnson
Brefni O'Rorke
Brefni O'Rorke
Mac
Charles Carson
Charles Carson
Lord Wakefield
Martita Hunt
Martita Hunt
Miss Bland
William Hartnell
William Hartnell
Scotty
Eliot Makeham
Eliot Makeham
Mayor of Croydon
David Horne
David Horne
Solicitor
Miles Malleson
Miles Malleson
Vacuum Salesman
Aubrey Mallalieu
Aubrey Mallalieu
Bill, the Barber
Charles Victor
Charles Victor
Postmaster
Hay Petrie
Hay Petrie
Old General
John Slater
John Slater
Officer on Interview Panel
Percy Parsons
Percy Parsons
Cyril Smith
Cyril Smith
Aquitania Radio Operator
George Merritt
George Merritt
Reporter
Muriel George
Muriel George
Kitty the Housekeeper
Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming
Secretary
Anthony Shaw
Anthony Shaw
Official
MacDonald Parke
MacDonald Parke
Man
Arthur Hambling
Arthur Hambling
Policeman
Peter Gawthorne
Peter Gawthorne
RAF Officer
Ronald Shiner
Ronald Shiner
Mechanic
Margaret Halstan
Margaret Halstan
Woman
Charles Maxwell
Charles Maxwell
Radio Commentator Great Britain (voice)
Frank Atkinson
Frank Atkinson
Reporter in the Johnsons' House (uncredited)
Anne Crawford
Anne Crawford
ATA Girl (uncredited)
Leslie Dwyer
Leslie Dwyer
Lighthouse Keeper (uncredited)
Bryan Herbert
Bryan Herbert
Airfield Weather Man (uncredited)
Ben Williams
Ben Williams
Man at Australian Airfield (uncredited)

Crews

Herbert Wilcox
Herbert Wilcox
Director
Viscount Castlerosse
Viscount Castlerosse
Story
Miles Malleson
Miles Malleson
Screenplay
Herbert Wilcox
Herbert Wilcox
Producer
William Alwyn
William Alwyn
Music
Mutz Greenbaum
Mutz Greenbaum
Director of Photography
Geoffrey Foot
Geoffrey Foot
Editor
David Rawnsley
David Rawnsley
Art Direction
Josephine Clinch
Josephine Clinch
Costume Design
John Cook
John Cook
Sound Recordist
Douglas Woolsey
Douglas Woolsey
Special Effects
Alan Jaggs
Alan Jaggs
Special Effects

Posters and backgrounds

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