Stunt Pilot
5.6
“MEN WITH WINGS and hearts without fear!”
The second of a series of four features Monogram made based on the comic strip by Hal Forrest (Universal also used the strip characters in two serials), finds a movie company shooting a war picture at Three Points airport, with Tailspin Tommy Tompkins as a stunt pilot in the film. Tommy is incensed by the complete disregard for human life shown by the film's director, Sheehan, and quits. Sheehan gets a replacement pilot named Earl Martin, who is known as a reckless pilot who will try an aerial stunt for a thrill. He hand Tommy get into a fight when Martin takes Betty Lou Barnes for a ride in a plane that is practically falling apart.
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Part of Tailspin Tommy
6 films
Cast
26 people
John Trent
Tailspin Tommy Tompkins
Also in
Badge of Honor
The Sky Spider
Marjorie Reynolds
Betty Lou Barnes
Known for
Ministry of Fear
Holiday Inn
George Waggner
Hal Forrest
Scott R. Dunlap
Also in
Dawson's Creek
Alone in the Jungle
Milburn Stone
'Skeeter' Milligan
Known for
Gunsmoke
Pickup on South Street
Scott Darling
Paul Malvern
Also in
Trail Raiders
Gun-Hand Garrison
Jason Robards Sr.
Paul Smith
Known for
Isle of the Dead
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Pat O'Malley
Sheehan
Also in
Alibi
The Fighting American
George Meeker
Earl Martin
Known for
The Roaring Twenties
High Sierra
Wesley Barry
Glenn
Also in
The Thoroughbred
Dinty
George Waggner Director · Scott Darling Writer
United States release June 30, 1939 · Produced in United States
Production
Monogram Pictures
Production · Distribution
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 30, 1939
Theatrical
Portugal
November 15, 1943
United Kingdom
July 18, 1939 · London
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