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.

Col. Jim Shannon

Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief

Maj. Gen. Black

Maj. Rexford

FBI Agent George Rivers

Col. Sokolov

Col. Matoff

Gen. Dimitri Langrad

Mary Lou Simpson

Mr. Simpson
October 11, 1957

Col. Jim Shannon

Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief

Maj. Gen. Black

Maj. Rexford

FBI Agent George Rivers

Col. Sokolov

Col. Matoff

Gen. Dimitri Langrad

Mary Lou Simpson

Mr. Simpson

