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The Flying Irishman

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.

1939 |1h 11m |  Drama

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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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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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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Milton Kibbee

New York Airport Manager

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Dorothy Lovett

Telephone Operator

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George Magrill

New York Airport Workman

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Horace Murphy

Drunk at New York Airport

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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.

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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