The Flying Irishman (1939)
See the "inside story" of his flight in this exciting drama of life!
71 min
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.
- Data de estreia
- 7 de abril de 1939
- País de origem
- Estados Unidos
Elenco
- Douglas Corrigan como Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan
- Paul Kelly como Butch Brannan
- Robert Armstrong como Joe Alden
- Gene Reynolds como Clyde 'Douglas' Corrigan
- Donald MacBride como Mr. Roy Thompson
- Eddie Quillan como Henry Corrigan
- J.M. Kerrigan como Mr. Clyde Corrigan Sr.
- Knox Manning como Commentator
- Dorothy Appleby como Maybelle - a Waitress
- Don Barclay como Bettor
Equipe
- Leigh Jason · Diretor(a)
- Ernest Pagano · Roteirista
- Dalton Trumbo · Roteirista
- Roy Webb · Compositor(a)
- J. Roy Hunt · Diretor(a) de fotografia
- Arthur Roberts · Editor(a)