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1939

Stunt Pilot

Directed by George Waggner
MEN WITH WINGS and hearts without fear!

The second of a series of four features Monogram made based on the comic strip by Hal Forrest (Universal also used the strip characters in two serials), finds a movie company shooting a war picture at Three Points airport, with Tailspin Tommy Tompkins as a stunt pilot in the film. Tommy is incensed by the complete disregard for human life shown by the film's director, Sheehan, and quits. Sheehan gets a replacement pilot named Earl Martin, who is known as a reckless pilot who will try an aerial stunt for a thrill. He hand Tommy get into a fight when Martin takes Betty Lou Barnes for a ride in a plane that is practically falling apart.

Duration

1h 1m

Released

June 30, 1939

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Cast21

  • John Trent
  • Marjorie Reynolds
  • Milburn Stone
  • Jason Robards Sr.
  • Pat O'Malley
  • George Meeker
  • Wesley Barry
  • George Cleveland
  • John Daheim

Part ofThe Tailspin Tommy

Includes Tailspin Tommy (1934), Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery (1935), Mystery Plane (1939), Stunt Pilot (1939), Sky Patrol (1939), and Danger Flight (1939).

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