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
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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