| Captain Eddie | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Lloyd Bacon |
| Written by | John Tucker Battle (screenplay) |
| Based on | Seven Were Saved by "Eddie" Rickenbacker and Lt. James Whittaker's We Thought We Heard the Angels Sing |
| Produced by | Winfield R. Sheehan |
| Starring | Fred MacMurray Lynn Bari Charles Bickford Thomas Mitchell |
| Cinematography | Joseph MacDonald |
| Edited by | James B. Clark |
| Music by | Cyril J. Mockridge |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1 million[1][2] |
Captain Eddie is a 1945 American drama film directed by Lloyd Bacon, based on Seven Were Saved by "Eddie" Rickenbacker and Lt. James Whittaker's We Thought We Heard the Angels Sing. The film stars Fred MacMurray, Lynn Bari and Charles Bickford. Captain Eddie is a "biopic" of Rickenbacker, from his experiences as a flying ace during World War I to his later involvement as a pioneering figure in civil aviation, and his iconic status as a business leader who was often at odds with labour unions and the government.[3]
- ^ Tranberg 2014
- ^ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History Rowman & Littlefield, 2002 p 221
- ^ Orriss 2013, p. 109.