Summary
"Tailspin Tommy" Tompkins and "Skeeter" Milligan are training young U. S. Army fliers for the newly-formed 'Sky Patrol,'a branch of the Army Reserves which operates along the borders and coast-lines, on the lookout for smugglers.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 51GoodWatch 53
IMDb5.1
Running time
1 h 1 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −48 min on the typical 109
typical 10961Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 65 countries
+55Released
1939
September 11, 1939
87 years ago
Genres
DramaActionAdventureLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 9 more13 people
- John TrentTailspin Tommy Tompkins
- Marjorie ReynoldsBetty Lou Barnes
- Milburn StoneSkeeter Milligan
- Jason Robards Sr.Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner
- Jackie CooganCarter Meade
- Dickie JonesBobby Landis
- Boyd IrwinColonel Meade
- John DaheimRyan
Bryant WashburnBainbridge
LeRoy MasonMitch- JSJohn S. PetersJackson
Dick DickinsonThug
Kit GuardThug Killed by Gunshot
Directing · 1
- Howard Bretherton Director
Writing · 3
- George Waggner Screenplay
- Norton S. Parker Screenplay
- Hal Forrest Characters, Story
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- Tailspin Tommy (1934)
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- Mystery Plane (1939)
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- Stunt Pilot (1939)
GoodWatch score 58Film 4
- Sky Patrol (1939)
GoodWatch score 53You're here
- Danger Flight (1939)
GoodWatch score 50Film 6
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