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The Flying Irishman (1939)

ALL 04/07/1939 (en) Drama 71 Min
  • Release
    04/07/1939
  • Production
    RKO Radio Pictures
  • Rotten tomato
    46%
  • Original title
    The Flying Irishman
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

See the "inside story" of his flight in this exciting drama of life!

Overview

This is the story of the historic 1938 flight of Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan. Mr. Corrigan starred in this film, which chronicled his infamous flight. On July 17, 1938, Mr. Corrigan loaded 320 gallons of gasoline (40 hours worth) into the tiny, single engine plane. While expressing his intent to fly west to Long Beach, CA, Mr. Corrigan flew out of Floyd Bennett Field heading east over the Atlantic. Instrumentation in the plane included two compasses (both malfunctioned) and a turn-and-bank indicator. The cabin door was held shut with baling wire. Nearly 29 hours later, he landed in Baldonnel near Dublin. He forever claimed to be surprised at arriving in Ireland rather than California. He returned to the US as a hero, with a ticker tape parade in New York and received numerous medals and awards.

  1. Leigh Jason

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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  1. Douglas Corrigan

    Douglas Corrigan

  2. Eddie Quillan

    Henry Corrigan

  3. Paul Kelly

    Butch Brannen

  4. Robert Armstrong

    Joe Alden

  5. Gene Reynolds

    Young Douglas Corrigan

  6. Minor Watson

    Airport Personnel Manager

  7. Dorothy Peterson

    Ma Corrigan

  8. Scotty Beckett

    Young Henry Corrigan

  9. Peggy Ryan

    Edith Corrigan

  10. Becky Bohanon

    Young Edith Corrigan

  11. Donald MacBride

    Roy Thompson

  12. Cora Witherspoon

    Mamie Thompson

  13. Spencer Charters

    Smedley

  14. Dorothy Appleby

    Maybelle

  15. Joyce Compton

    Sally

  16. Roy Gordon

    Dr. Howard

  17. Grady Sutton

    Clothing Store Sales Clerk

  18. Marcia Mae Jones

    Teenager

  19. Edward Gargan

    J.R. Robinson

  20. Charles Williams

    Car Repo Man

  21. George Chandler

    Airport Gas Attendant

  22. Louis Jean Heydt

    Airport Spectator

  23. Knox Manning

    Commentator

  24. Don Barclay

    Bettor

  25. Leon Belasco

    Russian Commentator

  26. Frank Coghlan Jr.

    Teenager Taking Photograph

  27. Joe Cunningham

    Second Man Grounding Doug in New York

  28. Frank Faylen

    New York Mechanic

  29. Ralph Graves

    First Man Grounding Doug in New York

  30. Kenneth Harlan

    Man at New York Airport

  31. Olaf Hytten

    Irish Airport Radio Operator

  32. Lloyd Ingraham

    Doctor Attending Mrs. Corrigan

  33. Charles Irwin

    Office at Ireland Airport

  34. Tiny Jones

    Flower Peddlar

  35. Milton Kibbee

    New York Airport Manager

  36. Ann Kunde

    Airplane Passenger

  37. Dorothy Lovett

    Telephone Operator

  38. George Magrill

    New York Airport Workman

  39. Philip Morris

    Mechanic

  40. Horace Murphy

    Drunk at New York Airport

  41. Perry Noisom

    Messenger

  42. Lee Phelps

    Mechanic Hiring Doug

  43. Jack Rice

    Airplane Owner Selling It to Corrigan

  44. Billy Wayne

    Photographer

  45. Gayne Whitman

    New York City Announcer

  46. J.M. Kerrigan

    Mr. Clyde Corrigan Sr.

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 46 , Crews : 4

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The Flying Irishman (1939) 71 Min

ALL 04/07/1939 (en)
Drama
  • Release 04/07/1939
  • Production
    RKO Radio Pictures
  • Original title The Flying Irishman
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

See the "inside story" of his flight in this exciting drama of life!

Overview

This is the story of the historic 1938 flight of Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan. Mr. Corrigan starred in this film, which chronicled his infamous flight. On July 17, 1938, Mr. Corrigan loaded 320 gallons of gasoline (40 hours worth) into the tiny, single engine plane. While expressing his intent to fly west to Long Beach, CA, Mr. Corrigan flew out of Floyd Bennett Field heading east over the Atlantic. Instrumentation in the plane included two compasses (both malfunctioned) and a turn-and-bank indicator. The cabin door was held shut with baling wire. Nearly 29 hours later, he landed in Baldonnel near Dublin. He forever claimed to be surprised at arriving in Ireland rather than California. He returned to the US as a hero, with a ticker tape parade in New York and received numerous medals and awards.

  1. Leigh Jason

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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