Mercy Plane (1939)

Directed by

Richard Harlan

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 12m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Thieves steal military planes to sell to countries at war. A pilot works to stop the criminals.

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What happens

Mercy Plane is a 1939 American aviation crime drama film directed by Richard Harlan and starring James Dunn, Frances Gifford, William Pawley, and Matty Fain. The plot involves military aircraft being stolen by "hot plane" thieves, to be re-sold to new owners, with most of the world at war, presumably to war-torn countries. With location filming done at Alhambra Airport, California, the film features numerous aircraft models, including the Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior as the "Mercy Plane". Lead actor Dunn, a licensed pilot, did his flying in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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