A Guy Named Joe 1943

A confident U.S. Air Force pilot stationed in England during World II becomes enamored with a daring female aviator. When a combat mission claims his life, a celestial general returns him to Earth, assigning him a new purpose that intertwines love, destiny, and redemption.

A confident U.S. Air Force pilot stationed in England during World II becomes enamored with a daring female aviator. When a combat mission claims his life, a celestial general returns him to Earth, assigning him a new purpose that intertwines love, destiny, and redemption.

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Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Al Yackey

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Cpl. Henderson (uncredited)

Richard Graham

Richard Graham

Crew Member (uncredited)

Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

Col. Sykes

George Kirby

George Kirby

Fisherman (uncredited)

Irene Dunne

Irene Dunne

Dorinda Durston

James Gleason

James Gleason

“Nails” Kilpatrick

Barry Nelson

Barry Nelson

Dick Rumney

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Pete Sandidge

Edward Hardwicke

Edward Hardwicke

George - English Boy (uncredited)

Ted Billings

Ted Billings

Man (uncredited)

Don DeFore

Don DeFore

James J. Rourke

Mark Daniels

Mark Daniels

Lieutenant (uncredited)

Walter Sande

Walter Sande

Sande - Mess Sergeant (uncredited)

Van Johnson

Van Johnson

Ted Randall

Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

The General

Peggy Maley

Peggy Maley

Woman (uncredited)

Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Major (uncredited)

Charles King

Charles King

Lt. Collins (uncredited)

Esther Williams

Esther Williams

Ellen Bright

Charles Smith

Charles Smith

Sanderson

James Warren

James Warren

Irish Guard (uncredited)

Philip Van Zandt

Philip Van Zandt

Major (uncredited)

Matt Willis

Matt Willis

Lt. Hunter (uncredited)

John Whitney

John Whitney

Officer in Heaven (uncredited)

Johnny Dunn

Johnny Dunn

Cadet (uncredited)

James Martin

James Martin

Cadet (uncredited)

Michael Owen

Michael Owen

American Lieutenant (uncredited)

Bill Arthur

Bill Arthur

Cadet (uncredited)

Maurice Murphy

Maurice Murphy

Capt. Robertson (uncredited)

Kay Williams

Kay Williams

Girl at Bar (uncredited)

Leatrice Joy Gilbert

Leatrice Joy Gilbert

Woman in Chinese Restaurant (uncredited)

Bernard Sell

Bernard Sell

Co-Pilot (uncredited)

Kirk Alyn

Kirk Alyn

Officer in Heaven (uncredited)

Neyle Morrow

Neyle Morrow

Flier (uncredited)

Bill Sloan

Bill Sloan

Man (uncredited)

Eddie Borden

Eddie Borden

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Addison Richards

Addison Richards

Maj. Corbett

Earl Schenck

Earl Schenck

Col. Hendricks (uncredited)

Gibson Gowland

Gibson Gowland

Bartender (uncredited)

John Frederick

John Frederick

Lt. Ridley (uncredited)

Mary Elliott

Mary Elliott

Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)

Eve Whitney

Eve Whitney

Rourke’s girlfriend (uncredited)

James Millican

James Millican

Orderly (uncredited)

Mary McLeod

Mary McLeod

Hostess (uncredited)

Fred Coby

Fred Coby

Cadet (uncredited)

Christopher Severn

Christopher Severn

Peter - English Boy (uncredited)

Wyndham Standing

Wyndham Standing

English Colonel (uncredited)

Oliver Cross

Oliver Cross

American Major (uncredited)

Eddie Coke

Eddie Coke

Corporal (uncredited)

Allen Wood

Allen Wood

Tough Corporal (uncredited)

Nelson Leigh

Nelson Leigh

Man (uncredited)

Aileen Haley

Aileen Haley

Hostess (uncredited)

Clarence Straight

Clarence Straight

Flight Sergeant (uncredited)

Jacqueline White

Jacqueline White

Helen (uncredited)

Arthur Space

Arthur Space

San Francisco Airport Captain (uncredited)

William Bishop

William Bishop

Ray - Transport Pilot (uncredited)

Carey Harrison

Carey Harrison

American Major in Red Lion Inn (uncredited)

Steve Barclay

Steve Barclay

Flier (uncredited)

Leslie Vincent

Leslie Vincent

Sentry (uncredited)

Raymond Severn

Raymond Severn

Cyril - English Boy (uncredited)

Gertrude Hoffmann

Gertrude Hoffmann

Old Woman (uncredited)

William Manning

William Manning

Co-Pilot (uncredited)

Edwards Davis

Edwards Davis

Bartender (uncredited)

Jean Prescott

Jean Prescott

Mother (uncredited)

Vernon Downing

Vernon Downing

English Liaison Officer (uncredited)

Arthur Stenning

Arthur Stenning

Fisherman (uncredited)

Herbert Gunn

Herbert Gunn

Cadet (uncredited)

Tarquin Olivier

Tarquin Olivier

Boy (uncredited)

Peter Cookson

Peter Cookson

Sgt. Hanson (uncredited)

Robert Sully

Robert Sully

Cadet (uncredited)

Carlie Taylor

Carlie Taylor

English Captain (uncredited)

Robert Lowell

Robert Lowell

Flier (uncredited)

Harold Landon

Harold Landon

Cadet (uncredited)

Violet Seton

Violet Seton

Bartender's Wife (uncredited)

Elizabeth Valentine

Elizabeth Valentine

Washerwoman's Child (uncredited)

Marshall Reed

Marshall Reed

Flyer (uncredited)

Martin Ashe

Martin Ashe

Sergeant in Chinese Restaurant (uncredited)

Earl Kent

Earl Kent

American Lieutenant (uncredited)

Mary Ganley

Mary Ganley

Woman in Chinese Restaurant (uncredited)

George Atkinson

George Atkinson

Waiter (uncredited)

Richard Woodruff

Richard Woodruff

Cadet (uncredited)

Joan Thorsen

Joan Thorsen

Woman in Chinese Restaurant (uncredited)

Dora Baker

Dora Baker

Charwoman (uncredited)

Charles Bimbo

Charles Bimbo

Man (uncredited)

John Bogden

John Bogden

Cadet (uncredited)

Becky Bohanon

Becky Bohanon

English Girl (uncredited)

Craig Flannagan

Craig Flannagan

American Lieutenant (uncredited)

Louise Hart

Louise Hart

Cadet (uncredited)

Melvin Nix

Melvin Nix

American Lieutenant (uncredited)

Stanley Orr

Stanley Orr

English Captain (uncredited)

Jack Saunders

Jack Saunders

American Captain (uncredited)

Ernest Severn

Ernest Severn

Davey - English Boy (uncredited)

Yvonne Severn

Yvonne Severn

Elizabeth - English Girl (uncredited)

Jessie Tai Sing

Jessie Tai Sing

Headwaitress (uncredited)

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Pete Sandidge is a daring, reckless North American B-25 Mitchell pilot who operates out of England during World War II. He is deeply in love with Dorinda Durston, an American civilian ferry pilot for the Air Transport Auxiliary who flies aircraft all over the United Kingdom. His commanding officer, Nails Kilpatrick, first transfers him and his crew to a base in Scotland, then proposes sending him back to the United States to become a flight instructor. Dorinda begs him to accept, and he agrees, before they set off on one last mission together with his best friend, Al Yackey, to scout a German aircraft carrier.

During the mission, Pete is wounded after an attack by an enemy fighter. He orders his crew to parachute from the plane before he bombs the carrier and crashes into the sea, a selfless act that leaves him at the mercy of the elements.

Pete awakens in a strange, cloud-filled realm where he first encounters his old friend Dick Rumney. Dick guides him to a meeting with “The General,” who assigns him a mission that stretches the boundaries between life and afterlife. Pete is sent back to Earth, with the understanding that a year has passed, to relay what he has learned to Lockheed P-38 Lightning pilot Ted Randall at a flight school in the South Pacific. Ted’s commanding officer, Al Yackey, becomes a key link in this celestial briefing. Ted soon meets Dorinda again, now a ferry pilot with the Women Airforce Service Pilots in New Guinea, and the two gradually fall in love. Ted proposes, and Dorinda accepts, much to Pete’s uneasy jealousy.

As the story unfolds, Dorinda learns from Al that Ted has been given an extremely dangerous assignment: to destroy the largest Japanese ammunition dump in the Pacific. In a bold turn, she steals Ted’s aircraft and sets out to complete the mission. Pete guides her through the perilous operation to its successful conclusion, and, in the end, he accepts his fate and recognizes that his mission is fulfilled.

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Cars Featured in A Guy Named Joe

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Dodge

1941

WC 6

Ford

Model BB

Willys

1942

MB 'Jeep'

A Guy Named Joe Themes and Keywords

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A Guy Named Joe Other Names and Titles

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