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The Flying Irishman

The Flying Irishman (1939)

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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.

Updated May 24 2020

Releases:

US -
1939-04-07
US -
1939-04-07

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Keywords:

irish-american pilot aviator

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Runtime: 71 mins Rating: 4.5 Tag Line: See the "inside story" of his flight in this exciting drama of life!
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Cast

J. M. Kerrigan
J. M. Kerrigan
Mr. Clyde Corrigan Sr.
Robert Armstrong
Robert Armstrong
Joe Alden
Eddie Quillan
Eddie Quillan
Henry Corrigan
Cora Witherspoon
Cora Witherspoon
Mamie Thompson
Grady Sutton
Grady Sutton
Clothing Store Sales Clerk
Louis Jean Heydt
Louis Jean Heydt
Airport Spectator
Gene Reynolds
Gene Reynolds
Douglas Corrigan (as a boy)
Frank Faylen
Frank Faylen
New York Mechanic
J. M. Kerrigan
J. M. Kerrigan
Mr. Clyde Corrigan Sr.
Robert Armstrong
Robert Armstrong
Joe Alden
Eddie Quillan
Eddie Quillan
Henry Corrigan
Cora Witherspoon
Cora Witherspoon
Mamie Thompson
Grady Sutton
Grady Sutton
Clothing Store Sales Clerk
Louis Jean Heydt
Louis Jean Heydt
Airport Spectator
Gene Reynolds
Gene Reynolds
Douglas Corrigan (as a boy)
Frank Faylen
Frank Faylen
New York Mechanic
Don Barclay
Don Barclay
Bettor
Minor Watson
Minor Watson
Airport Personnel Manager
Olaf Hytten
Olaf Hytten
Irish Airport Radio Operator
George Chandler
George Chandler
Airport Gas Attendant
Kenneth Harlan
Kenneth Harlan
Man at New York Airport
Gayne Whitman
Gayne Whitman
New York City Announcer
Roy Gordon
Roy Gordon
Dr. Howard
Donald MacBride
Donald MacBride
Roy Thompson
Spencer Charters
Spencer Charters
Smedley
Edward Gargan
Edward Gargan
J.R. Robinson
Jack Rice
Jack Rice
Airplane Owner Selling It to Corrigan
Dorothy Peterson
Dorothy Peterson
Ma Corrigan
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
Butch Brannen
Horace Murphy
Horace Murphy
Drunk at New York Airport
Joyce Compton
Joyce Compton
Sally
Leon Belasco
Leon Belasco
Russian Commentator
Marcia Mae Jones
Marcia Mae Jones
Teenager
Milton Kibbee
Milton Kibbee
New York Airport Manager
Billy Wayne
Billy Wayne
Photographer
Charles Williams
Charles Williams
Car Repo Man
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Teenager Taking Photograph
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
Mechanic Hiring Doug
Lloyd Ingraham
Lloyd Ingraham
Doctor Attending Mrs. Corrigan
Scotty Beckett
Scotty Beckett
Henry Corrigan (as a boy)
Charles Irwin
Charles Irwin
Office at Ireland Airport
Peggy Ryan
Peggy Ryan
Edith Corrigan
Ralph Graves
Ralph Graves
First Man Grounding Doug in New York
Joe Cunningham
Joe Cunningham
Second Man Grounding Doug in New York
Dorothy Lovett
Dorothy Lovett
Telephone Operator
George Magrill
George Magrill
New York Airport Workman
Philip Morris
Philip Morris
Mechanic
Knox Manning
Knox Manning
Commentator
Dorothy Appleby
Dorothy Appleby
Maybelle
Douglas Corrigan
Douglas Corrigan
Himself
Ann Kunde
Ann Kunde
Airplane Passenger
Tiny Jones
Tiny Jones
Flower Peddlar
Becky Bohanon
Becky Bohanon
Edith Corrigan (as a child)
Perry Noisom
Perry Noisom
Messenger

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Crew

Dalton Trumbo
Dalton Trumbo
Screenplay
J. Roy Hunt
J. Roy Hunt
Director of Photography
Ernest Pagano
Ernest Pagano
Screenplay
Leigh Jason
Leigh Jason
Director

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