13 Hours by Air (Thirteen Hours by Air) (1936)
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Making a transcontinental plane flight in only thirteen hours was quite an achievement when this film was made in 1936 -- but it was not impossible, as indicated by Paramount's last-minute decision to "downsize" the film's original title, Twenty Hours by Air. In anticipation of… More Making a transcontinental plane flight in only thirteen hours was quite an achievement when this film was made in 1936 -- but it was not impossible, as indicated by Paramount's last-minute decision to "downsize" the film's original title, Twenty Hours by Air. In anticipation of Airport 34 years later, womanizing pilot Jack Gordon (Fred MacMurray) is called upon to safely guide his plane through a blinding blizzard. His task is complicated by a trio of crooks who are escaping from the law after pulling a jewel heist, and by a shady nobleman (Fred Keating) who offers Gordon a large amount of money if he will land the plane before San Francisco. In the climax, one of the passengers hijacks the plane, only to be foiled by -- of all people -- an obnoxious brat of a youngster (Bennie Bartlett). Oh yes, and before this eventful flight has reached its conclusion, self-styled Lothario Jack has decided to settle down with one girl, wealthy Felice Rollins (Joan Bennett), who, during one of the many crises, is briefly pressed into service as Jack's copilot. Thirteen Hours by Air was produced with the technical assistance of United Airlines. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mitchell Leisen
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 30, 1936 Wide
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Cast
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Fred MacMurray
as Jack Gordon
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Joan Bennett
as Felice Rollins
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Zasu Pitts
as Mina Harkins
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John Howard
as Freddie Scott
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Bennie Bartlett
as Waldemar Pitt III
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Grace Bradley
as Trixie La Brey
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Alan Baxter
as Curtis Palmer
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Brian Donlevy
as Dr. Evarts
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Ruth Donnelly
as Vi Johnson
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Fred Keating
as Gregorie Stephani
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Adrienne Marden
as Ann McKenna
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Dean Jagger
as Hap Waller
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Mildred Stone
as Ruth Bradford
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Jack Mulhall
as Horace Lander
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Granville Bates
as Pop Andrews
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Clyde Dilson
as Fat Rickhauser
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Marie Prevost
as Waitresses
- Gertrude Short
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Bruce Warren
as Tex Doyle
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Dennis O'Keefe
as Baker the Copilot
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Henry Arthur
as Assistant Clerk
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Arthur Singley
as Pete Stevens
