Central Airport (1933)
- Directed by
- William A. Wellman, Alfred Edward Green
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Two brothers in aviation compete for the same woman. One is a reckless pilot, the other is more grounded, leading to conflict and sacrifice in the world of early flight.
classicold-fashioneddramaticromanticadventurousbittersweet
What happens
Central Airport is a 1933 American pre-Code aviation drama film directed by William A. Wellman, with uncredited fill-in direction by Alfred E. Green, and written by Rian James and James Seymour based on the John C. "Jack" Moffitt story, "Hawk's Mate". The film stars Richard Barthelmess, Sally Eilers and Tom Brown. Central Airport was produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, which released it on April 15, 1933. John Wayne has an uncredited part in the film, playing a co-pilot, and this film features his first on-screen death. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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