---
title: 'Captain Eddie (1945)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lloyd Bacon'
released: '1945-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/captain-eddie-1945'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037575/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Captain Eddie (1945)

1945 · 107 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lloyd Bacon](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-bacon)
- **Screenplay:** [John Tucker Battle](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-tucker-battle)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Cyril J. Mockridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-j-mockridge)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph MacDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-macdonald)
- **Editor:** [James B. Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-b-clark)

## Cast

- [Clem Bevans](https://cinepixo.com/people/clem-bevans)
- [Mary Philips](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-philips)
- [Charles Bickford](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-bickford)
- [Mary Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-gordon)
- [Lotte Stein](https://cinepixo.com/people/lotte-stein)
- [Eddy Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddy-chandler)
- [Stanley Ridges](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-ridges)
- [Chick Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/chick-chandler)
- [Darryl Hickman](https://cinepixo.com/people/darryl-hickman)
- [Dorothy Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-adams)
- [Harry Shannon](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-shannon)
- [Walter Baldwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-baldwin)
- [Charles Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-russell)
- [Spring Byington](https://cinepixo.com/people/spring-byington)
- [Lynn Bari](https://cinepixo.com/people/lynn-bari)

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