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Men Against the Sky

  • 1940
  • Approved
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
152
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Wendy Barrie, Richard Dix, Edmund Lowe, and Kent Taylor in Men Against the Sky (1940)
ActionAdventureDrama

Alcoholic pilot struggles to turn his life around.Alcoholic pilot struggles to turn his life around.Alcoholic pilot struggles to turn his life around.

  • Director
    • Leslie Goodwins
  • Writers
    • Nathanael West
    • John Twist
  • Stars
    • Richard Dix
    • Kent Taylor
    • Edmund Lowe
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    152
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Leslie Goodwins
    • Writers
      • Nathanael West
      • John Twist
    • Stars
      • Richard Dix
      • Kent Taylor
      • Edmund Lowe
    • 7User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Wendy Barrie, Richard Dix, Edmund Lowe, and Kent Taylor in Men Against the Sky (1940)
    Wendy Barrie, Richard Dix, Edmund Lowe, and Kent Taylor in Men Against the Sky (1940)
    Wendy Barrie, Richard Dix, Edmund Lowe, Kent Taylor, and Grant Withers in Men Against the Sky (1940)
    Wendy Barrie, Richard Dix, Selmer Jackson, Edmund Lowe, Kent Taylor, and Grant Withers in Men Against the Sky (1940)
    Wendy Barrie, Richard Dix, Edmund Lowe, and Kent Taylor in Men Against the Sky (1940)
    Wendy Barrie, Richard Dix, and Kent Taylor in Men Against the Sky (1940)
    Wendy Barrie, Richard Dix, Selmer Jackson, Edmund Lowe, Kent Taylor, Max Wagner, and Grant Withers in Men Against the Sky (1940)
    Wendy Barrie, Richard Dix, Edmund Lowe, and Kent Taylor in Men Against the Sky (1940)

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    Richard Dix
    Richard Dix
    • Phil
    Kent Taylor
    Kent Taylor
    • Martin
    Edmund Lowe
    Edmund Lowe
    • McLean
    Wendy Barrie
    Wendy Barrie
    • Kay
    Granville Bates
    Granville Bates
    • Burdett
    Grant Withers
    Grant Withers
    • Grant
    Donald Briggs
    Donald Briggs
    • Allerton
    Charles Quigley
    Charles Quigley
    • Flynn
    Selmer Jackson
    Selmer Jackson
    • Capt. Sanders
    Lee Bonnell
    • Capt. Wallen
    • (as Terry Belmont)
    Pamela Blake
    Pamela Blake
    • Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Bordeaux
    • Mechanic
    • (uncredited)
    Jane Buckingham
    • Miss Ross - McLean's Secretary
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Dunn
    Eddie Dunn
    • Plainclothesman
    • (uncredited)
    Thornton Edwards
    • Court Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Everton
    Paul Everton
    • Banker
    • (uncredited)
    Roy Gordon
    Roy Gordon
    • Judge J. Doran Fox
    • (uncredited)
    Denis Green
    • Col. Kolbec
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Leslie Goodwins
    • Writers
      • Nathanael West
      • John Twist
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    • Trivia
      This film features the original 1935 Hughes H-1 RACER. It set the transcontinental non-stop speed record on 1 January 1937 over a distance of 2,490 miles at and average speed of 332 mph taking 7 hr., 28min., 25 sec. The plane is on display at the National Air & Space Museum and was also featured in the movie Lentäjä (2004). Only one was ever built, but subsequently several replicas have been fabricated.

      Models were mostly used, but also notable is the use of footage of the experimental Hughes H-1 Racer during Howard Hughes record-breaking trans-American aircraft flight from Burbank, Calif., to Newark, N.J. in 1937.
    • Goofs
      All entries contain spoilers
    • Connections
      Referenced in Kim Newman on 'The Day of the Locust' (2020)

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    4/10
    Small Plane Drama
    After he gets flying drunk, daredevil aviator Richard Dix (as Phil Mercedes) gets his plane smashed. The once popular stunt-man loses his license and livelihood. Fortunately, his pretty sister Wendy Barrie (as Kay) knows the well-oiled Dix is a fine engineer. His designs could save the aircraft manufacturing company owned by Edmund Lowe (as Dan McLean). Chief engineer Kent Taylor (as Martin "Marty" Ames) works there, and he is Ms. Barrie's love interest. Some of the aviation footage is exciting, especially the opening crash, but "Men against the Sky" is otherwise quite dull. The leading man disappears for long stretches, gets no romantic interest, and participates in an odd stunt. The ending leaves Dix and the film up in the air.

    **** Men against the Sky (1940-09-06) Leslie Goodwins ~ Richard Dix, Kent Taylor, Wendy Barrie, Edmund Lowe
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    • Release date
      • September 6, 1940 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Gusari neba
    • Filming locations
      • RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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