Without Orders

Name: Without Orders
Genre: Drama
Released: 1936-10-23
Duration: 1 h 4 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Sally Eilers, Robert Armstrong, Frances Sage

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

YOUR RATING

Robert Armstrong, Sally Eilers, and Vinton Hayworth in Without Orders (1936)

Drama

Len Kendrick, whose father J. P. owns Amalgamated Air Lines, breaks a cross-country flying record and is cheered by a crowd of fans as he lands at the airline's Portland, Oregon airport. In ... Read allLen Kendrick, whose father J. P. owns Amalgamated Air Lines, breaks a cross-country flying record and is cheered by a crowd of fans as he lands at the airline's Portland, Oregon airport. In the crowd are Kay Armstrong, an Amalgamated stewardess who is dating Wad Madison, a vetera... Read allLen Kendrick, whose father J. P. owns Amalgamated Air Lines, breaks a cross-country flying record and is cheered by a crowd of fans as he lands at the airline's Portland, Oregon airport. In the crowd are Kay Armstrong, an Amalgamated stewardess who is dating Wad Madison, a veteran pilot, and her sister Penny. Although the playboy Len prefers Kay, he goes out with Penn... Read all

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

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Trivia
The "Amalgamated Airlines" plane is a Boeing 247.

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Featured review

6/10

Once more into the air with RKO...

Another of a unconnected (but never ending) series of air minded pictures made by RKO. This Air Soap Opera crams all the plot lines of the developing Air Industry. They are building the new transport system, making it dependable and safe. No tolerance for the flying by the seat of your pants and the integration of women (stewardess, now flight attendants) into what was then a all masculine business.

Stalwart Robert Armstrong is the best and always dependable lead pilot with Ward Bond as his sidekick. Sally Eilers as the stewardess that you wished existed, available, attractive and competent. They are followed by the flys in the ointment. Charley Grapewin who owns the airline and his spoiled son played by Vinton Haworth. Just looking at Haworths character and the word 'Weasel' instantly springs to mind. We don't think we need to go further then to say Grapewin insists that Armstrong take his loser son under his wing. This creates tension between Eilers and the two (2) male principals and ends rather badly for one (1) of them.

This type of plot would be used in any of the 'B' air films of Columbia, RKO, Universal and Warner Brothers of the period. We have not checked but believe the screen writers were either jumping from studio to studio or just did not give a damn what was stolen from who. Never the less this is an enjoyable and quick film.

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