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Danger Flight (1939)

Danger Flight poster
Directed by
Howard Bretherton
Genre
adventure film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 05m
Rated
NR
Rating
4.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young pilot named Tailspin Tommy and his friends in a model airplane club get involved in an adventure. They fly planes and work together to solve a problem.

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What happens

Danger Flight (aka Scouts of the Air) is a 1939 American film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring John Trent as Tailspin Tommy Tompkins, Marjorie Reynolds, Milburn Stone and Jason Robards Sr. The film featured young aviation enthusiasts in a model club. Sky Patrol is based on the comic strip Tailspin Tommy by Hal Forrest and Glenn Chaffin. The final offering of four "Tailspin Tommy" films made by Monogram Pictures, Danger Flight, was released on November 1, 1939. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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