The Flying Irishman (1939)

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Country: USA
Genres: Biography, Drama
Release: 1939-04-07
Director: Leigh Jason
Writers: Ernest Pagano , Dalton Trumbo (1905–1976)
Language: English
Stars: Douglas Corrigan , Paul Kelly , Robert Armstrong , Gene Reynolds , Donald MacBride , Eddie Quillan (1907–1990) , J.M. Kerrigan , Knox Manning , Dorothy Appleby , Don Barclay (I) (1892–1975)
Runtime: 71 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The Flying Irishman (United Kingdom) , Corrigan, le fou volant (Belgium) , The Flying Irishman , Sangue Irlandês (Brazil) , The Flying Irishman (United States of America) , Asas Sobre o Mar (Portugal, Portuguese Republic)
Plot: 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.
IMDB:tt0031325