They Flew Alone

Jun 29, 1942

1h 34m

★ 6.0

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.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Herbert Wilcox Productions

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Cast

Amy Johnson

Anna Neagle

Jim Mollison

Robert Newton

Mr. Johnson

Edward Chapman

ATA Commandant

Nora Swinburne

Mrs. Johnson

Joan Kemp-Welch

Mac

Brefni O'Rorke

Lord Wakefield

Charles Carson

Miss Bland

Martita Hunt

Scotty

William Hartnell

Mayor of Croydon

Eliot Makeham

Solicitor

David Horne

Vacuum Salesman

Miles Malleson

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