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Night Flight

  • 19331933
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Clark Gable, John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Myrna Loy, Helen Hayes, and Robert Montgomery in Night Flight (1933)
  • Drama
Polio breaks out in Rio de Janeiro, the serum is in Santiago and there's only one way to get the medicine where it's desperately needed: flown in by daring pilots who risk the treacherous we... Read allPolio breaks out in Rio de Janeiro, the serum is in Santiago and there's only one way to get the medicine where it's desperately needed: flown in by daring pilots who risk the treacherous weather and forbidding peaks of the Andes.Polio breaks out in Rio de Janeiro, the serum is in Santiago and there's only one way to get the medicine where it's desperately needed: flown in by daring pilots who risk the treacherous weather and forbidding peaks of the Andes.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
876
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Clarence Brown
  • Writers
    • Antoine de Saint-Exupéry(novel "Vol de nuit")
    • Oliver H.P. Garrett(screenplay)
    • Wells Root(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • John Barrymore
    • Helen Hayes
    • Clark Gable
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  • Director
    • Clarence Brown
  • Writers
    • Antoine de Saint-Exupéry(novel "Vol de nuit")
    • Oliver H.P. Garrett(screenplay)
    • Wells Root(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • John Barrymore
    • Helen Hayes
    • Clark Gable
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    • 31User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    John Barrymore and Helen Hayes in Night Flight (1933)
    Clark Gable, John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Myrna Loy, Helen Hayes, and Robert Montgomery in Night Flight (1933)
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    John Barrymore
    John Barrymore
    • Riviereas Riviere
    Helen Hayes
    Helen Hayes
    • Simone Fabianas Simone Fabian
    Clark Gable
    Clark Gable
    • Jules Fabianas Jules Fabian
    Lionel Barrymore
    Lionel Barrymore
    • Insp. Robineauas Insp. Robineau
    Robert Montgomery
    Robert Montgomery
    • Auguste Pellerinas Auguste Pellerin
    Myrna Loy
    Myrna Loy
    • Wife of Brazilian Pilotas Wife of Brazilian Pilot
    William Gargan
    William Gargan
    • Brazilian Pilotas Brazilian Pilot
    C. Henry Gordon
    C. Henry Gordon
    • Daudetas Daudet
    Leslie Fenton
    Leslie Fenton
    • Jules' Radio Operatoras Jules' Radio Operator…
    Harry Beresford
    Harry Beresford
    • Pierre Robletas Pierre Roblet
    Frank Conroy
    Frank Conroy
    • Radio Operatoras Radio Operator
    Dorothy Burgess
    Dorothy Burgess
    • Pellerin's Girlfriendas Pellerin's Girlfriend
    Irving Pichel
    Irving Pichel
    • Dr. Decostaas Dr. Decosta
    Helen Jerome Eddy
    Helen Jerome Eddy
    • Worried Motheras Worried Mother
    Buster Phelps
    Buster Phelps
    • Sick Childas Sick Child
    Ralf Harolde
    Ralf Harolde
    • Pilotas Pilot
    Marcia Ralston
    Marcia Ralston
    • Nightclub Vampas Nightclub Vamp
    Maurice Black
    Maurice Black
    • Nightclub Manageras Nightclub Manager
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Clarence Brown
    • Writers
      • Antoine de Saint-Exupéry(novel "Vol de nuit")
      • Oliver H.P. Garrett(screenplay)
      • Wells Root(uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      It was originally planned to show Clark Gable's character parachuting from his abandoned plane at an altitude of 25,000 feet. However, stuntman Jim Unger, who was doubling for Gable, passed out at 20,000 feet due to lack of oxygen and the shot was never captured.
    • Goofs
      At about the 10-minute mark, the shadow of the Patagonia biplane (the one piloted by J. Fabian, played by Clark Gable) is shown over various parts of the pasture-lands of Argentina. The shadows cast over the horse and herd of cattle below are that of a biplane, but the shadow going over the flock of sheep is clearly that of a monoplane, not a biplane.
    • Quotes

      Wife of Brazilian Pilot: What's it all for? Just so somebody in Paris can get a postcard on Tuesday instead of Thursday?

    • Crazy credits
      During opening credits, the film title is done as "sky writing" by an airplane, and the plane is just finishing the last "T" on "flight".
    • Connections
      Featured in Maltin on Movies: Super 8 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      How Dry I Am
      (uncredited)

      Traditional

      Sung by Robert Montgomery and Dorothy Burgess

    User reviews31

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Not exactly Grand Hotel of the clouds ...
    ... but interesting and worthwhile just the same. MGM gives this story of early forays into night flight in South America the star treatment, but unfortunately we don't get to see most of these stars do what they do best - interact with one another. John Barrymore, as head of the night flight operation, spends most of his time robotically barking out orders or reproaches. Lionel Barrymore, as the inspector who gets no respect, is very good here, gets quite a bit of screen time, and winds up having a prolonged and interesting scene with Robert Montgomery who plays a young pilot displaying that devil-may-care attitude he was so good at in his early 30's films at MGM.

    Helen Hayes, whose most famous film role as Madelon Claudet is no doubt destined to be ignominiously dumped onto DVD-R via the Warner Archive, has lots of screen time here as the wife of a pilot (Jules - played by Clark Gable) who is waiting on her husband to return from his first night flight for a late night celebration supper. As his arrival is delayed more and more throughout the night, so grows her panic.

    The oddest thing here is the misuse - or should I say lack of use - of Clark Gable. Throughout the film he is stuck in a plane, mute and motionless. Except for a few log entries that he makes and some of his facial expressions we are really denied a performance here or for that matter, an idea of what is going through his mind.

    I'd say it's worthwhile just because it's such an odd departure from what MGM generally did in the 1930's plus it's been locked in the vaults for 75 years due to rights problems. It's interesting to see how Warner Home Video has taken almost a film school approach to what they put out on DVD in the last couple of years. Practically all of their documentaries on film history wind up on pressed DVD, but some pretty entertaining precodes, noirs, and even more modern films such as "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" wind up in the Warner Archive on DVD-R, a medium that doesn't usually have a life span greater than a couple of years.
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    • Oct 9, 2011

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    • Release date
      • October 6, 1933 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Gece uçuşu
    • Filming locations
      • Denver, Colorado, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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