Release Date

07 Apr, 1939

Runtime

01:11: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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

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.

Original Title

The Flying Irishman

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Actors

Douglas Corrigan

Eddie Quillan

Paul Kelly

Robert Armstrong

Gene Reynolds

Minor Watson

Dorothy Peterson

Scotty Beckett

Peggy Ryan

Becky Bohanon

Donald MacBride

Cora Witherspoon

Spencer Charters

Dorothy Appleby

Joyce Compton

Roy Gordon

Grady Sutton

Marcia Mae Jones

Edward Gargan

Charles Williams

George Chandler

Crew

Leigh Jason

Ernest Pagano

Dalton Trumbo

J. Roy Hunt