Captain Eddie (1945)

***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.

## Shooting

* Principal photography for *Captain Eddie* began in November 1944 and continued for three months on Fox's back-lot in Los Angeles.

## Cast

* Fred MacMurray - Captain Edward 'Eddie' Rickenbacker
* Lynn Bari - Adelaide Frost Rickenbacker
* Charles Bickford - William Rickenbacker
* Thomas Mitchell - Ike Howard
* Lloyd Nolan - Lieutenant Jim Whittaker
* James Gleason - Tom Clark
* Mary Philips - Elsie Rickenbacker
* Darryl Hickman - Eddie Rickenbacker (as a Boy)
* Spring Byington - Mrs. Frost
* Richard Conte - Private John Bartek
* Charles Russell - Sergeant Jim Reynolds
* Richard Crane - Captain Bill Cherry
* Stanley Ridges - Colonel Hans Adamson
* Clem Bevans - Jabez
* Grady Sutton - Lester Thomas
* Chick Chandler - Richard Lacey
* Dwayne Hickman - Louis Rickenbacker
* Nancy June Robinson - Mary Rickenbacker
* Winifred Glyn - Emma Rickenbacker
* Gregory Marshall - Dewey Rickenbacker (as Gregory Muradian)
* David Spencer - Albert Rickenbacker
* Elvin Field - Bill Rickenbacker
* George Mitchell - Lieutenant Johnny De Angelis
* Boyd Davis - Mr. Frost
* Don Garner - Sergeant Alex
* Mary Gordon - Mrs. Westrom
* Joseph J. Greene - Dinkenspiel
* Olin Howland - Census Taker (as Olin Howlin)
* Robert Malcolm - Mr. Foley
* Leila McIntyre - Mrs. Foley
* Harry Shannon - Simmons
* Virginia Brissac - Flo Clark
* Peter Garey - Freddie
* Fred Essler - Prof. Montague
* Lotte Stein - Mme. Montagne
* Earle S. Dewey - Dr. Campbell (as Earle Dewey)

**Rest of cast listed alphabetically:**

* George Kitchel - Flight Officer
* Dorothy Adams - Nurse (uncredited)
* Ed Allen - Black Man (uncredited)
* Walter Baldwin - Serious Man (uncredited)
* Eddy Chandler - Policeman (uncredited)
* George Chandler - Heckler (uncredited)
* John Davidson - Reporter (uncredited)
* Marvin Davis - Ticket Taker (uncredited)
* John Dehner - Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
* Joe Devlin - Brewery Worker (uncredited)
* Tom Dillon - MacFarland (uncredited)
* Edith Evanson - Nurse (uncredited)
* William Forrest
* Jack Gargan - Reporter (uncredited)
* Pat Gleason - Reporter (uncredited)
* Vincent Graeff - Boy (uncredited)
* Reed Hadley - News Announcer (uncredited)
* Robert Homans
* Van Allen James - Soldier (uncredited)
* Ray Johnson - Photographer (uncredited)
* Donald Kerr - Reporter (uncredited)
* Anne Loos
* Tommy Mack - Waiter (uncredited)
* Paul Marion
* Peter Michael - Charlie (uncredited)
* Howard Negley
* William Newell
* Garry Owen - Reporter (uncredited)
* Franklin Parker - Shelby (uncredited)
* Orville Race - Singer (uncredited)
* Georges Renavent - French General (uncredited)
* Leon Tyler - Boy (uncredited)
* Charles Wagenheim - Workman (uncredited)