---
title: 'Thunderbirds (1952)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John H. Auer'
released: '1952-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/thunderbirds-1952'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045237/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Thunderbirds (1952)

1952 · 98 min · Drama, War · United States


## Synopsis

Thunderbirds is a 1952 war film directed by John H. Auer and starring John Derek, John Drew Barrymore, Mona Freeman, Gene Evans, Eileen Christy and Ward Bond. It features the exploits of the 45th Infantry Division in the Italian campaign of World War II. The film was made by Republic Pictures with sequences filmed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John H. Auer](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-h-auer)
- **Producer:** [John H. Auer](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-h-auer)
- **Screenplay:** [Mary C. McCall, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-c-mccall-jr)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Victor Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-young)
- **Editor:** [Richard L. Van Enger](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-l-van-enger)

## Cast

- [Barton MacLane](https://cinepixo.com/people/barton-maclane)
- [Richard Reeves](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-reeves)
- [Wally Cassell](https://cinepixo.com/people/wally-cassell)
- [Ben Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-cooper)
- [Benny Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/benny-baker)
- [Mona Freeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/mona-freeman)
- [Suzanne Dalbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/suzanne-dalbert)
- [Wade Crosby](https://cinepixo.com/people/wade-crosby)
- [John Drew Barrymore](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-drew-barrymore)
- [Slim Pickens](https://cinepixo.com/people/slim-pickens)
- [Chief Yowlachie](https://cinepixo.com/people/chief-yowlachie)
- [Frank Wilcox](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-wilcox)
- [Mae Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/mae-clarke)
- [Gene Evans](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-evans)
- [Armando Silvestre](https://cinepixo.com/people/armando-silvestre)

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