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Bailout at 43,000

Bailout at 43,000

They live fast... fly fast... and fall fast

1957•1h 18m•4.8/10
Drama

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4.8/10(6)

An Air Force major feels a volatile mixture of relief and anger when he is excused from performing a dangerous test in a new aircraft.

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Production

Pine-Thomas Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

John Payne

John Payne

Major Paul Peterson

Karen Steele

Karen Steele

Carol Peterson

Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly

Colonel William Hughes

Richard Eyer

Richard Eyer

Kit Peterson

Constance Ford

Constance Ford

Mrs. Frances Nolan

Eddie Firestone

Eddie Firestone

Captain Mike Cavallero

Adam Kennedy

Adam Kennedy

Lieutenant Ed Simmons

Gregory Gaye

Gregory Gaye

Dr. Franz Gruener

Steven Ritch

Steven Ritch

Major Irv Goldman

Richard Crane

Richard Crane

Captain Jack Nolan

Barbara Eden

Barbara Eden

Blonde with Mike at Nightclub (uncredited)

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