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Jet Pilot: Hot to Trotsky

Jet Pilot: Hot to Trotsky

An early Cold War romance between U.S. and Russian jet aces never takes flight. Plus, Jim gets canceled over John Wayne!

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James Oliphant
Oct 31, 2024
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Jet Pilot is a mid-air collision involving some of the brightest lights of the 20th century. Start with Howard Hughes, the famously reclusive billionaire, aircraft engineer, and studio boss. Then throw in movie icon John Wayne, actress Janet Leigh, who would go onto fame in Hitchcock’s Psycho, storied director Josef von Sternberg, who helped launch Marl…

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