The Flying Irishman

The Flying Irishman

71 mins | Drama | April 7, 1939

This is the story of the historic 1938 flight of Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan. Mr. Corrigan starred in this film, which chronicled his infamous flight. On July 17, 1938, Mr. Corrigan loaded 320 gallons of gasoline (40 hours worth) into the tiny, single engine plane. While expressing his intent to fly west to Long Beach, CA, Mr. Corrigan flew out of Floyd Bennett Field heading east over the Atlantic. Instrumentation in the plane included two compasses (both malfunctioned) and a turn-and-bank indicator. The cabin door was held shut with baling wire. Nearly 29 hours later, he landed in Baldonnel near Dublin. He forever claimed to be surprised at arriving in Ireland rather than California. He returned to the US as a hero, with a ticker tape parade in New York and received numerous medals and awards.

The Flying Irishman

71 mins | Drama | April 7, 1939

The Flying Irishman
This is the story of the historic 1938 flight of Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan. Mr. Corrigan starred in this film, which chronicled his infamous flight. On July 17, 1938, Mr. Corrigan loaded 320 gallons of gasoline (40 hours worth) into the tiny, single engine plane. While expressing his intent to fly west to Long Beach, CA, Mr. Corrigan flew out of Floyd Bennett Field heading east over the Atlantic. Instrumentation in the plane included two compasses (both malfunctioned) and a turn-and-bank indicator. The cabin door was held shut with baling wire. Nearly 29 hours later, he landed in Baldonnel near Dublin. He forever claimed to be surprised at arriving in Ireland rather than California. He returned to the US as a hero, with a ticker tape parade in New York and received numerous medals and awards.
IMDb rating 5.1
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title The Flying Irishman
Directors Leigh Jason
Writers Ernest Pagano, Dalton Trumbo

Cast

Douglas Corrigan

as Douglas Corrigan

Eddie Quillan

as Henry Corrigan

Paul Kelly

as Butch Brannen

Robert Armstrong

as Joe Alden

Gene Reynolds

as Young Douglas Corrigan

Minor Watson

as Airport Personnel Manager

Dorothy Peterson

as Ma Corrigan

Scotty Beckett

as Young Henry Corrigan

Peggy Ryan

as Edith Corrigan

Becky Bohanon

as Young Edith Corrigan

Donald MacBride

as Roy Thompson

Cora Witherspoon

as Mamie Thompson

Spencer Charters

as Smedley

Dorothy Appleby

as Maybelle

Joyce Compton

as Sally

Roy Gordon

as Dr. Howard

Grady Sutton

as Clothing Store Sales Clerk

Marcia Mae Jones

as Teenager

Edward Gargan

as J.R. Robinson

Charles Williams

as Car Repo Man

George Chandler

as Airport Gas Attendant

Louis Jean Heydt

as Airport Spectator

Knox Manning

as Commentator

Don Barclay

as Bettor

Leon Belasco

as Russian Commentator

Frank Coghlan Jr.

as Teenager Taking Photograph

Joe Cunningham

as Second Man Grounding Doug in New York

Frank Faylen

as New York Mechanic

Ralph Graves

as First Man Grounding Doug in New York

Kenneth Harlan

as Man at New York Airport

Olaf Hytten

as Irish Airport Radio Operator

Lloyd Ingraham

as Doctor Attending Mrs. Corrigan

Charles Irwin

as Office at Ireland Airport

Tiny Jones

as Flower Peddlar

Milton Kibbee

as New York Airport Manager

Ann Kunde

as Airplane Passenger

Dorothy Lovett

as Telephone Operator

George Magrill

as New York Airport Workman

Philip Morris

as Mechanic

Horace Murphy

as Drunk at New York Airport

Perry Noisom

as Messenger

Lee Phelps

as Mechanic Hiring Doug

Jack Rice

as Airplane Owner Selling It to Corrigan

Billy Wayne

as Photographer

Gayne Whitman

as New York City Announcer

J. M. Kerrigan

as Mr. Clyde Corrigan Sr.