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Non-Stop New York

  • 19371937
  • 1h 9m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
402
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Anna Lee and John Loder in Non-Stop New York (1937)
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Romance
A young woman finds herself as the intended victim of a murder plot on a transatlantic flight from London to New York.A young woman finds herself as the intended victim of a murder plot on a transatlantic flight from London to New York.A young woman finds herself as the intended victim of a murder plot on a transatlantic flight from London to New York.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
402
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  • Director
    • Robert Stevenson
  • Writers
    • Ken Attiwill(novel "Sky Steward")
    • Roland Pertwee(screenplay)
    • J.O.C. Orton(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • John Loder
    • Anna Lee
    • Francis L. Sullivan
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  • Director
    • Robert Stevenson
  • Writers
    • Ken Attiwill(novel "Sky Steward")
    • Roland Pertwee(screenplay)
    • J.O.C. Orton(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • John Loder
    • Anna Lee
    • Francis L. Sullivan
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    • 22User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Anna Lee in Non-Stop New York (1937)
    Anna Lee and John Loder in Non-Stop New York (1937)
    Anna Lee and John Loder in Non-Stop New York (1937)
    Anna Lee, John Loder, and Francis L. Sullivan in Non-Stop New York (1937)
    Anna Lee and John Loder in Non-Stop New York (1937)
    Non-Stop New York (1937)

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    John Loder
    John Loder
    • Inspector Jim Grant
    Anna Lee
    Anna Lee
    • Jennie Carr
    Francis L. Sullivan
    Francis L. Sullivan
    • Hugo Brant
    • (as Francis Sullivan)
    Frank Cellier
    Frank Cellier
    • Sam Pryor
    Desmond Tester
    Desmond Tester
    • Arnold James
    Athene Seyler
    Athene Seyler
    • Aunt Veronica
    William Dewhurst
    William Dewhurst
    • Mortimer
    Drusilla Wills
    • Mrs. Carr
    Jerry Verno
    Jerry Verno
    • Steward
    James Pirrie
    • Billy Cooper
    Ellen Pollock
    • Miss Harvey
    Arthur Goullet
    • Henry Abel
    Peter Bull
    Peter Bull
    • Spurgeon
    Tony Quinn
    • Harrigan
    H.G. Stoker
    • Captain
    Albert Chevalier
    • Counterman
    • (uncredited)
    Atholl Fleming
    • Pilot
    • (uncredited)
    Alf Goddard
    • Holloway Prison Warder
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert Stevenson
    • Writers
      • Ken Attiwill(novel "Sky Steward")
      • Roland Pertwee(screenplay)
      • J.O.C. Orton(screenplay)
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    • 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.
    • Quotes

      Jennie Carr: As a matter of fact I could eat a horse!

      Billy Cooper: By the look of this place you probably will!

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      Atlantic Love Call
      Performed by Desmond Tester

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    9/10
    Would you be brave enough to visit the balcony?
    Well this was surprising little treat - a light-hearted '30s crime thriller with an appealing lead, a fun cast of supporting characters, a snappy pace, and a delightfully absurd second half that takes place on a rather fanciful mode of transport.

    The film opens in New York on New Year's Eve, with penniless, out-of-work English showgirl Jennie Carr (winsome blonde Anna Lee) meeting lawyer Billy Cooper (James Pirrie) in a café, and accepting an invitation for dinner at his apartment. The evening doesn't go as planned, however, when criminal Hugo Brant (Francis L. Sullivan) turns up, forcefully ejects Jennie (chicken leg in hand), and then shoots Cooper for refusing to work for him any longer. Blissfully unaware of the murder, Jennie returns to England, where she is arrested on a trumped up charge of robbery.

    When Jennie is released from prison, she reads about Cooper's murder in the paper, and discovers that a vagrant called Henry Abel has been wrongly convicted of the killing and faces the death penalty. Jennie tries to tell the authorities about the men who confronted Cooper in his apartment, but Brant (now in England) ensures that no-one believes her story. Desperate to save Abel's life, Jennie stows on board the Airline, a flying boat destined for New York.

    Up to this point, the film has been fun, but nothing particularly special; however, when the Airline takes off, so does the film, Jennie's journey being hugely entertaining from start to finish, with a wonderfully eclectic selection of co-passengers adding to the enjoyment: London police inspector Jim Grant, con-artist Sam Pryor (Frank Cellier), young violin prodigy Arnold James (Desmond Tester) and his aunt veronica (Athene Seyler), and, of course, the wicked Brant, who will do anything to stop Jennie from testifying. The plane itself is also a major character: a massive double decker craft complete with dining room, bar, luxurious cabins, and - best of all - a balcony from which passengers can observe ships passing below!

    Duplicitous Sam's plan to blackmail Brant involves plucky young Arnold getting in over his head, lucky Jim becomes romantically involved with Jennie, and Brant leaves the plane mid-flight courtesy of Aunt Veronica's parachute, the fiend having killed the pilot. In the film's incredible climax, heroic Jim Grant has to climb over the top of the plane's exterior as it plunges towards the ocean, a wonderfully bonkers moment that really has to be seen to be believed.
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    • Release date
      • November 28, 1937 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dramat på flygexpressen
    • Filming locations
      • Gainsborough Studios, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Gaumont British Picture Corporation
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • B.A.F. Sound System
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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