Five Came Back (1939)

Twelve people are aboard Coast Air Lines flagship the Silver Queen enroute to South America when the airplane encounters a storm and is blown off course Crashing into jungles known to be inhabited by head hunters pilots Bill and Joe race against time to fix the engines and attempt a take off The situation brings out the best and worst in the stranded dozen as they create a makeshift runway and prepare to escape before the natives attack But damage to the plane and low fuel reserves means that only 5 people can be carried to safety