The Flying Irishman
- See the "inside story" of his flight in this exciting drama of life!
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.
Release Date : 1939-04-07
Language :English
Adult : false
Status : Released
Production Company : RKO Radio Pictures
Production Country : United States of America
Alternative Titles :
Cast
Character Name : Douglas Corrigan
Original Name : Douglas Corrigan
Gender : Male
Character Name : Henry Corrigan
Original Name : Eddie Quillan
Gender : Male
Character Name : Butch Brannen
Original Name : Paul Kelly
Gender : Male
Character Name : Joe Alden
Original Name : Robert Armstrong
Gender : Male
Character Name : Young Douglas Corrigan
Original Name : Gene Reynolds
Gender : Male
Character Name : Airport Personnel Manager
Original Name : Minor Watson
Gender : Male
Character Name : Ma Corrigan
Original Name : Dorothy Peterson
Gender : Female
Character Name : Young Henry Corrigan
Original Name : Scotty Beckett
Gender : Male
Character Name : Edith Corrigan
Original Name : Peggy Ryan
Gender : Female
Character Name : Young Edith Corrigan
Original Name : Becky Bohanon
Gender : Male
Character Name : Roy Thompson
Original Name : Donald MacBride
Gender : Male
Character Name : Mamie Thompson
Original Name : Cora Witherspoon
Gender : Female
Character Name : Smedley
Original Name : Spencer Charters
Gender : Male
Character Name : Maybelle
Original Name : Dorothy Appleby
Gender : Female
Character Name : Sally
Original Name : Joyce Compton
Gender : Female
Character Name : Dr. Howard
Original Name : Roy Gordon
Gender : Male
Character Name : Clothing Store Sales Clerk
Original Name : Grady Sutton
Gender : Male
Character Name : Teenager
Original Name : Marcia Mae Jones
Gender : Female
Character Name : J.R. Robinson
Original Name : Edward Gargan
Gender : Male
Character Name : Car Repo Man
Original Name : Charles Williams
Gender : Male
Character Name : Airport Gas Attendant
Original Name : George Chandler
Gender : Male
Character Name : Airport Spectator
Original Name : Louis Jean Heydt
Gender : Male
Character Name : Commentator
Original Name : Knox Manning
Gender : Male
Character Name : Bettor
Original Name : Don Barclay
Gender : Male
Character Name : Russian Commentator
Original Name : Leon Belasco
Gender : Male
Character Name : Teenager Taking Photograph
Original Name : Frank Coghlan Jr.
Gender : Male
Character Name : Second Man Grounding Doug in New York
Original Name : Joe Cunningham
Gender : Male
Character Name : New York Mechanic
Original Name : Frank Faylen
Gender : Male
Character Name : First Man Grounding Doug in New York
Original Name : Ralph Graves
Gender : Male
Character Name : Man at New York Airport
Original Name : Kenneth Harlan
Gender : Male
Character Name : Irish Airport Radio Operator
Original Name : Olaf Hytten
Gender : Male
Character Name : Doctor Attending Mrs. Corrigan
Original Name : Lloyd Ingraham
Gender : Male
Character Name : Office at Ireland Airport
Original Name : Charles Irwin
Gender : Male
Character Name : Flower Peddlar
Original Name : Tiny Jones
Gender : Female
Character Name : New York Airport Manager
Original Name : Milton Kibbee
Gender : Male
Character Name : Airplane Passenger
Original Name : Ann Kunde
Gender : Female
Character Name : Telephone Operator
Original Name : Dorothy Lovett
Gender : Female
Character Name : New York Airport Workman
Original Name : George Magrill
Gender : Male
Character Name : Mechanic
Original Name : Philip Morris
Gender : Male
Character Name : Drunk at New York Airport
Original Name : Horace Murphy
Gender : Male
Character Name : Messenger
Original Name : Perry Noisom
Gender : Male
Character Name : Mechanic Hiring Doug
Original Name : Lee Phelps
Gender : Male
Character Name : Airplane Owner Selling It to Corrigan
Original Name : Jack Rice
Gender : Male
Character Name : Photographer
Original Name : Billy Wayne
Gender : Male
Character Name : New York City Announcer
Original Name : Gayne Whitman
Gender : Male
Character Name : Mr. Clyde Corrigan Sr.
Original Name : J.M. Kerrigan
Gender : Male
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