James Cagney in CAPTAINS OF THE CLOUDS Available on Blu-ray March 22nd From Warner Archive

“Don’t try to fly through the clouds – fly over ’em.”

James Cagney in CAPTAINS OF THE CLOUDS (1942) will be available on Blu-ray March 22nd from Warner Archive. It can be purchased at the Warner Archive Amazon Store.

The incomparable James Cagney stars with Dennis Morgan, Brenda Marshall and Alan Hale in his first Technicolor feature, once again reunited with Warner Bros.’ legendary Michael Curtiz at the helm. Cagney portrays pilot Brian MacLean, a hot-shot Canadian pilot who is just as adept at stealing flying jobs from his competition as he is at stealing their girlfriend’s hearts. But when he hears a speech by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill about the looming Nazi threat, MacLean enlists in the Royal Canadian Air Force . . . only to find his superior is a man from whom he stole both a job and a girl–and to encounter action and adventure in aerial combat over the North Atlantic. This was the first Hollywood production to be filmed almost entirely on location in Canada and was released right after the U.S. entered WWII.  

Special Features:

• 1942 Newsreel
• Vintage 1942 Color WB Short “Rocky Mountain Big Game
• Classic Bugs Bunny cartoons: “What’s Cookin’, Doc?” (HD) and “Hold the Lion, Please” (HD)
• Original Theatrical Trailer (HD)