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MediocreGoodWatch scoreSummary
Spinner McGee, devil-may-care mail pilot volunteers his courage and skill for the task of raising $100,000 to save the small airport owned by Pop Hussey from being condemned.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 51GoodWatch 55
IMDb5.1
Running time
1 h 5 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 action movies, −43 min on the typical 108
typical 10865Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Released
1939
August 28, 1939
87 years ago
Genres
ActionRomanceMusicDramaAdventureLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
and 14 more19 people
- Phil Regan'Spinner' Magee
- Jean ParkerMaxine Scott
- Roscoe TurnerCol. Roscoe Turner
- Robert ArmstrongJim Brennan
- Noah Beery Jr.Torpy' McDonald
- Harlan Briggs'Pop' Hussey
- Helen LyndJosephine
- Barbara PepperMildred
Harry HaydenHank Neary
Raymond BaileyBill Hawks
Eddie AcuffStubby - Passenger Plane Pilot (uncredited)
Lynton BrentTest Plane Pilot Ross (uncredited)
Forbes Murray(uncredited)
Doodles Weaver(uncredited)
Archie Twitchell(uncredited)
John Ince(uncredited)- WDWinifred Drew(uncredited)
- RBRobert Brister(uncredited)
Ferris Taylor(uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Sidney Salkow Director
Writing · 3
- Eliot Gibbons Screenplay
- Hugh King Story
- Daniel Moore Story
Camera · 1
- Ernest Miller Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- William Morgan Editor
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Adele Palmer Costume Design
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