Jet Pilot

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.

Cast

John Wayne

Played Col. Jim Shannon
Janet Leigh

Played Lt. Anna Marladovna …
Jay C. Flippen

Played Maj. Gen. Black
Paul Fix

Played Maj. Rexford
Richard Rober

Played FBI Agent George Riv…
Roland Winters

Played Col. Sokolov
Hans Conried

Played Col. Matoff
Ivan Triesault

Played Gen. Dimitri Langrad
Joyce Compton

Played Mary Lou Simpson
Denver Pyle

Played Mr. Simpson
Perdita Chandler

Played Georgie Rexford

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