Thirteen Hours by Air (1936)

Original title

13 Hours by Air

Directed by

Mitchell Leisen

Genre

crime film, mystery film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 17m

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A group of passengers and crew face a deadly emergency during a long plane flight. Their personal dramas and interactions unfold as they struggle to survive together.

tensesuspensefulcharacter-drivenclaustrophobicdatedearnestbriskly-paced

What happens

13 Hours by Air (also known as 20 Hours by Air) is a 1936 American drama film made by Paramount Pictures and directed by Mitchell Leisen. The film stars Fred MacMurray and Joan Bennett. The screenplay was written by Kenyon Nicholson and Bogart Rogers, based on story Wild Wings by Rogers and Frank Mitchell Dazey. 13 Hours by Air was also the forerunner of the disaster film, a genre featuring a complex, heavily character-driven ensemble cast, exploring the personal dramas and interactions that develop among the passengers and crew as they deal with a deadly onboard emergency. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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