Jack Bradon is tasked to reach the South Pole with a dirigible.Jack Bradon is tasked to reach the South Pole with a dirigible.Jack Bradon is tasked to reach the South Pole with a dirigible.
Emmett Corrigan
- Rear Adm. John S. Martin
- (as Emmet Corrigan)
Richard Alexander
- Radio Operator
- (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
George 'Gabby' Hayes
- Parade Official
- (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
- Admiral's Aide
- (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
- Lt. Rowland
- (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
- Lakehurst Radio Announcer
- (uncredited)
Kenneth MacDonald
- Lt. Fogarty
- (uncredited)
Adrian Morris
- Dirigible 'Los Angeles' Crewman
- (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
- Sailor
- (uncredited)
Broderick O'Farrell
- Doctor
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis film is loosely based on the crash of the airship Italia, flown by Umberto Nobile, around May 25, 1928 near the North Pole, and the international rescue effort that cost early Polar explorer Roald Amundson his life. The Pilot who rescued Nobile also crashed when returning to rescue more survivors and had to be rescued himself.
- GoofsIn the opening scene, the Capitol Dome is shown outside of Admiral Martin's window. The Navy Yard is over 2 miles from the Capitol and it would not be seen from inside his office.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Frank Capra's American Dream (1997)
- SoundtracksAnchors Aweigh
(1906) (uncredited)
Music by Charles A. Zimmerman
Lyrics by Alfred Hart Miles and R. Lovell
Played during the opening credits and often in the score
Sung by guests at a party
Featured review
Standard Storyline But Great Footage for Zeppelin Enthusiasts
A reasonably decent motion picture for its time, the one attribute that makes this film stand out from its standard storyline, is its footage and scenes regarding dirigibles. When this film was released in 1931, it was the golden age of zeppelin travel, and the crash of the Hindenburg, which doomed this type of transportation, was still five years in the future. There were numerous scenes shot at Lakehurst Naval Air station, where ironically the Hindenburg crashed, that was the center of dirigible activity at the time for the U.S. Navy. As someone who is interested in this subject, I found this part of the movie fascinating as well as the part of the story that took you behind the scenes of airship travel and how much danger could be involved. The riveting scene dealing with the crash of a dirigible in a violent storm brought to mind the U.S. Navy zeppelin Akron, launched the same year as this film, which was destroyed in a similar storm only two years later. It was also interesting to see actress Fay Wray two years before she would gain fame with her role in King Kong. I had the opportunity to catch this film recently during an airing on the TCM cable channel and would recommend it for anyone with a similar interest.
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- Jul 11, 2007
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- Also known as
- Dirižabl
- Filming locations
- San Gabriel Valley, California, USA(South Pole scenes)
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- Budget
- $1,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
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