Tail Spin

Tail Spin

84 mins | Drama | Feb. 19, 1939

Trixie is a female pilot looking to win a big race to advance her career. During one race, however, her plane becomes damaged, and she needs help to repair it. She meets a Navy pilot named "Tex" Price and tries to gain his aid. Tex soon meets another pilot, Gerry, a novice who seeks to win an important upcoming race. Tex, concerned for Gerry's safety, tries to convince her not to race. But Gerry, now a rival of Trixie's, is determined to fly.

Tail Spin

84 mins | Drama | Feb. 19, 1939

Tail Spin
Trixie is a female pilot looking to win a big race to advance her career. During one race, however, her plane becomes damaged, and she needs help to repair it. She meets a Navy pilot named "Tex" Price and tries to gain his aid. Tex soon meets another pilot, Gerry, a novice who seeks to win an important upcoming race. Tex, concerned for Gerry's safety, tries to convince her not to race. But Gerry, now a rival of Trixie's, is determined to fly.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Tail Spin
Directors Booth McCracken, Roy Del Ruth
Writers Frank Wead

Cast

Alice Faye

as Trixie Lee

Constance Bennett

as Gerry Lester

Nancy Kelly

as Lois Allen

Joan Davis

as Babe Dugan

Jane Wyman

as Alabama

Kane Richmond

as Lieutenant Dick 'Tex' Price

Wally Vernon

as Chick

Joan Valerie

as Sunny

Harry Davenport

as T.P. Lester

Edward Norris

as Speed Allen

J. Anthony Hughes

as Al Moore

Mary Gordon

as Mrs. Lee

Robert Allen

as Charlie

Irving Bacon

as Storekeeper (Uncredited)

Helen Brown

as Gerry's Nurse (Uncredited)

William B. Davidson

as Sales Manager (Uncredited)

Fern Emmett

as Matilda, Gerry's Maid (Uncredited)

Jonathan Hale

as Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)

Sam Hayes

as Announcer (Uncredited)

Harold Miller

as Officer at Bar in Cleveland Club (Uncredited)

Adrian Morris

as Repo Man (Uncredited)

Renie Riano

as Chick's Pilot Girlfriend (Uncredited)

Harry Rosenthal

as Harrison, Cafe Manager (Uncredited)

Edwin Stanley

as Doctor (Uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

as Powder Puff Derby Starter (Uncredited)

Eddie Dunn

as Eddie, Mechanic (Uncredited)

Robert Lowery

as Sam, Mechanic (Uncredited)

Ralph Dunn

as Mechanic (Uncredited)

Jack Pennick

as Mechanic (Uncredited)

James Conaty

as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)

Larry Steers

as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)

Murray Alper

as Albuquerque Mechanic (Uncredited)

Kit Guard

as Kansas City Mechanic (Uncredited)

Eddie Marr

as Kansas City Mechanic (Uncredited)

Milburn Stone

as Kansas City Mechanic (Uncredited)

Alice Armand

as Flyer (Uncredited)

Barbara Brewster

as Flyer (Uncredited)

Gloria Brewster

as Flyer (Uncredited)

Dorothy Dearing

as Flyer (Uncredited)

Helen Ericson

as Flyer (Uncredited)

June Gale

as Flyer (Uncredited)

Betty Gillies

as Flyer (Uncredited)

Mary Healy

as Flyer (Uncredited)

Teddy Kenyon

as Flyer (Uncredited)

Ruth Nichols

as Flyer (Uncredited)

Lillian Porter

as Flyer (Uncredited)

Margo Tanner

as Flyer (Uncredited)