Ceiling Zero poster

Ceiling Zero( 1936)

TV-MAAdventureDramaRomance
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Crackling with drama that will win your cheers...if you can cheer when your heart's in your throat!

Overview

War veteran pilots Dizzy Davis, Texas Clark and Jake Lee are working in an airline. Dizzy is fooling with one of the younger pilot's girl-friend and due to this he changes flights with Texas.

    Top Billed Cast

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      James Cagney

      Dizzy Davies

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      Pat O'Brien

      Jake L. Lee

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      June Travis

      Tommy Thomas

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      Stuart Erwin

      Texas Clarke

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      Barton MacLane

      Al Stone

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      Henry Wadsworth

      Tay Lawson

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      Isabel Jewell

      Lou Clarke

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      Martha Tibbetts

      Mary Miller Lee

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      Craig Reynolds

      Joe Allen

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      Dick Purcell

      Smiley (as Dick Purcell)

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      Carlyle Moore Jr.

      Eddie Payson

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      Addison Richards

      Fred Adams

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      Garry Owen

      Mike Owens

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      Edward Gargan

      Doc Wilson

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      Robert Light

      Les Bogan

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Aug 07 2025
    A trio of wartime pilots are working on the US Mail routes, flying in all weathers trying to keep the post moving across a nation where the weather can change with little, or no, notice. “Jake” (Pat O’Brien) leads the gang, “Tex” (Stuart Erwin) is the dependable type and the pencil-moustachioed “Dizzy” (James Cagney) is a bit of a loose cannon. It’s this latter guy who is constantly causing problems for his boss, but things take a more tragic turn when he swaps shifts so he can do some flirting and, well suffice to say that soon “Dizzy” is feeling exactly that. The story here is really quite a ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • texas
    • pilot