Men Against the Sky (1940)

Director:

Leslie Goodwins

Writers:

Nathanael West (screenplay), John Twist (story)

Stars:

Richard Dix, Kent Taylor, Edmund Lowe

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Richard Dix	...	Phil Mercedes
Kent Taylor	...	Martin Ames
Edmund Lowe	...	Dan McLean
Wendy Barrie	...	Kay Mercedes, aka Kay Green
Granville Bates	...	Mr. Burdett
Grant Withers	...	Mr. Grant
Donald Briggs	...	Dick Allerton
Charles Quigley	...	Flynn
Selmer Jackson	...	Capt. Sanders
Lee Bonnell	...	Capt. Wallen
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul Hurst	...	(scenes deleted)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

self sacrifice | engineer | aviation | test pilot | factory | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 September 1940 (USA)

Also Known As:

Den gäckande hämnaren

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Features 1935 original Hughes H-1 RACER, Transcontinental non-stop speed record 1937-01-19, 2,490 miles at avg. speed 332 mph over 7 hr.,28min.,25 sec., currently located at National Air & Space Museum and also featured in the recent movie "The Aviator."

User Reviews

Real men build planes and fly them.

Hard to believe the progress of flight in the 20th century. From 1903 to 1940, the technological advance was as profound as the internet.

But in 1940,guys still built planes in their garages.

The planes were tested with fingers crossed.

A single guy would design a plane, build it and test it.

Some crashed, some died, some succeeded. This picture is all these stories,plus a little romance. Very entertaining.

This is the true story of Mc Lean Air Corp ( later acquired by Hughes himself).

Classic line: He shouldn't be allowed to go up in an elevator.