John Wayne stars as U.S. Air Force aviator Jim Shannon, who's tasked with escorting a Soviet pilot (Janet Leigh) claiming -- at the height of the Cold War -- that she wants to defect. After falling in love with and wedding the fetching flyer, Shannon learns from his superiors that she's a spy on a mission to extract military secrets. To save his new wife from prison and deportation, Shannon devises a risky plan in this 1957 drama.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance
Stars: John Wayne, Janet Leigh, Jay C. Flippen, Paul Fix, Richard Rober, Roland Winters
Crew: Jules Furthman (Writer), Josef von Sternberg (Director), Winton C. Hoch (Cinematography), Jules Furthman (Producer), Larry Germain (Hairstylist), Howard Hughes (Producer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: RKO Radio Pictures
Runtime: 112 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Oct 11, 1957
IMDb: 5.5
