Without Orders (1936)
PETER B. KYNE'S SKY THRILLER!
64 min
At Portland, Oregon, playboy pilot Len Kendrick lands at the end of a cross-country record flight, met by his father J.P. Kendrick who owns Amalgamated Air Lines. Len is a media darling, adored by fans for his daring flights. He is in love with Amalgamated stewardess Kay Armstrong who is dating veteran pilot "Wad" Madison. Len dates her sister Penny who learns that his hard-drinking and recklessness has caused the death of his co-pilot. Penny knows that he was drinking before the fateful flight and only escaped prosecution by bribing a bartender. She leaves Len who ends up at Amalgamated as a line pilot, being tutored by Wad.
- Release date
- October 22, 1936
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Sally Eilers as Kay Armstrong
- Robert Armstrong as 'Wad' Madison
- Frances Sage as Penny Armstrong
- Charley Grapewin as J.P. Kendrick
- Vinton Hayworth as Len Kendrick
- Ward Bond as Tim Casey
- Frank M. Thomas as Arthur Trueman
- May Boley as Mrs. Maddy Overhose
- Arthur Loft as Air Controller Calkins
- Walter Miller as Commerce Airline Inspector
Crew
- Lew Landers · Director
- J. Robert Bren · Writer
- Edmund L. Hartmann · Writer
- Peter B. Kyne · Writer
- J. Roy Hunt · Cinematographer
- Desmond Marquette · Editor