Non-Stop New York (1937)

A young woman finds herself as the intended victim of a murder plot on a transatlantic flight from London to New York.

Director:

Robert Stevenson

Writers:

Ken Attiwill (novel), Roland Pertwee (screenplay)

Stars:

John Loder, Anna Lee, Francis L. Sullivan

Cast

Complete credited cast:
John Loder	...	Inspector Jim Grant
Anna Lee	...	Jennie Carr
Francis L. Sullivan	...	Hugo Brant (as Francis Sullivan)
Frank Cellier	...	Sam Pryor
Desmond Tester	...	Arnold James
Athene Seyler	...	Aunt Veronica
William Dewhurst	...	Mortimer
Drusilla Wills	...	Mrs. Carr
Jerry Verno	...	Steward
James Pirrie	...	Billy Cooper
Ellen Pollock	...	Miss Harvey
Arthur Goullet	...	Henry Abel
Peter Bull	...	Spurgeon
Tony Quinn	...	Harrigan
H.G. Stoker	...	Captain

Storyline

A young woman finds herself as the intended victim of a murder plot on a transatlantic flight from London to New York.

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Plot Keywords:

transatlantic flight | murder | wrongful conviction | flying boat | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 November 1937 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blood Oath

Filming Locations:

Gainsborough Studios, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gaumont British Picture Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

69 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

(At around 30 mins) There is a reference to pounds and guineas. It may be helpful to all that "five guineas" meant, in 1937, five pounds plus five shillings (each guinea being a pound plus one shilling). Thus, the negotiations in that scene in the film were concluded with: "Five pounds" and "five bob for the missus." (A "bob" was the nickname for a shilling) A witty comment it was, in context, notwithstanding that the concept of "the missus" is rather outdated nowadays! Pre-decimal currency remains complicated, even in the UK, in retrospect.

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Soundtracks

Atlantic Love Call
Performed by Desmond Tester

User Reviews

Good Black and White period piece

I saw this film some years back on PBS and only wish I could find a copy of it now. A young woman witnesses a murder in New York, and promptly leaves for England. She sees the news in a London paper about a man in New York about to be executed for the murder, and she knows he is innocent. She has to get back to NY as fast as possible to save an innocent man from the electric chair, and so she stows on the Air Boat, Non-stop to New York. Some of the lines are so good that years later, they still echo in my head.

Much of the movie takes place on this incredible aircraft, which takes off from the Thames in London, and is like a flying..., well, boat. Dining room, state rooms, close quarters, nasty travel companions. It's all here.

Borders on Film Noir, but with a wry sense of humor.

If you like the style of the 1940s, and slightly outlandish stories so characteristic of the period, I dare say you will enjoy this English trifle quite a bit!

I won't reveal the ending, so you'll have to see the film to know if she arrives in time!