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.
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.
Top Cast
John Wayne
Character: Col. Jim Shannon
Janet Leigh
Character: Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief
Jay C. Flippen
Character: Maj. Gen. Black
Paul Fix
Character: Maj. Rexford
Richard Rober
Character: FBI Agent George Rivers
Roland Winters
Character: Col. Sokolov
Hans Conried
Character: Col. Matoff
Ivan Triesault
Character: Gen. Dimitri Langrad
Joyce Compton
Character: Mary Lou Simpson
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