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The Flying Irishman( 1939)

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See the "inside story" of his flight in this exciting drama of life!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Douglas Corrigan

      Douglas Corrigan

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      Eddie Quillan

      Henry Corrigan

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      Paul Kelly

      Butch Brannen

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      Robert Armstrong

      Joe Alden

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      Gene Reynolds

      Young Douglas Corrigan

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      Minor Watson

      Airport Personnel Manager

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      Dorothy Peterson

      Ma Corrigan

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      Scotty Beckett

      Young Henry Corrigan

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      Peggy Ryan

      Edith Corrigan

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      Becky Bohanon

      Young Edith Corrigan

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      Donald MacBride

      Roy Thompson

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      Cora Witherspoon

      Mamie Thompson

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      Spencer Charters

      Smedley

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      Dorothy Appleby

      Maybelle

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      Joyce Compton

      Sally

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      Roy Gordon

      Dr. Howard

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      Grady Sutton

      Clothing Store Sales Clerk

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      Marcia Mae Jones

      Teenager

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      Edward Gargan

      J.R. Robinson

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      Charles Williams

      Car Repo Man

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      George Chandler

      Airport Gas Attendant

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      Louis Jean Heydt

      Airport Spectator

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      Knox Manning

      Commentator

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      Don Barclay

      Bettor

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      Leon Belasco

      Russian Commentator

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      Frank Coghlan Jr.

      Teenager Taking Photograph

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      Joe Cunningham

      Second Man Grounding Doug in New York

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      Frank Faylen

      New York Mechanic

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      Ralph Graves

      First Man Grounding Doug in New York

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      Kenneth Harlan

      Man at New York Airport

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      Olaf Hytten

      Irish Airport Radio Operator

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      Lloyd Ingraham

      Doctor Attending Mrs. Corrigan

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      Charles Irwin

      Office at Ireland Airport

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      Tiny Jones

      Flower Peddlar

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      Milton Kibbee

      New York Airport Manager

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      Ann Kunde

      Airplane Passenger

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      Dorothy Lovett

      Telephone Operator

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      George Magrill

      New York Airport Workman

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      Philip Morris

      Mechanic

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      Horace Murphy

      Drunk at New York Airport

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      Perry Noisom

      Messenger

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      Lee Phelps

      Mechanic Hiring Doug

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      Jack Rice

      Airplane Owner Selling It to Corrigan

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      Billy Wayne

      Photographer

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      Gayne Whitman

      New York City Announcer

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      J.M. Kerrigan

      Mr. Clyde Corrigan Sr.

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • irish-american
    • pilot
    • aviator