Jet Pilot

(1957)Directed by Josef von Sternberg112 min · GAction, Adventure, Romance
Exploding with all the power of the jet age... with all the passion of a daring love story!

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.

John Wayneas Col. Jim Shannon
Janet Leighas Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief
Jay C. Flippenas Maj. Gen. Black
Paul Fixas Maj. Rexford
Richard Roberas FBI Agent George Rivers
Roland Wintersas Col. Sokolov
Hans Conriedas Col. Matoff
Ivan Triesaultas Gen. Dimitri Langrad
Joyce Comptonas Mary Lou Simpson
Denver Pyleas Mr. Simpson
Perdita Chandleras Georgie Rexford
Gene Evansas Airfield Sergeant (uncredited)