Down But Not Out

Director William Wellman won an Oscar for writing ‘A Star is Born’ and was nominated for directing 3 films.  He puts his talents to good use here.  The story is simple.  An army cargo plane with civilian pilots crashes in snowbound Canada during World War Two.  The crew of the downed plane, led by Captain Dooley, attempt to survive the very cold conditions without much in the way of supplies.  His comrades in the pilot corp battle the odds to find them.  Because of bad weather the crew was unable to broadcast their location before crashing the airplane. An early entry into the “can they survive” genre, with an all-time star leading the way, that you might have missed!