Mantz flew a Curtiss-Wright Travel Air Model 16K in a spectacular stunt, flying through a hangar at the Bishop Airport, Bishop, California. The decision to allow non-union member Mantz and his team of pilots to fly was dependent on an equal number of union pilots being hired for non-flying duties. įor Air Mail, pilot Paul Mantz outbid other pilots from the Associated Motion Picture Pilots, leading to a contract dispute that was taken to the American Federation of Labor. A special stage was built to film miniature scenes where a gantry was constructed above the stage to allow models to fly over a large miniature set. Thomas Carrigan as "Sleepy" Collins (as Tom Carrigan)Īir Mail was primarily filmed at Universal Studios stages and back lots.Slim Summerville as "Slim" McCune (as "Slim" Summerville).As the ground crew pull him out of the wreck, Duke is badly injured, but alive. As they reach Desert Airport, Duke knows he cannot land safely so he forces Mike to parachute before he crash-lands. He lands roughly, damaging his aircraft, but manages to fly out with Mike on board. Duke considers the rescue as a challenge, commandeering an aircraft and flying to the remote valley. When he also crashes during the blizzard, his distress call reveals that he is still alive, but trapped in an inaccessible mountain valley. When Dizzy crashes and dies in a blinding snow storm, Mike chooses to take over the last leg of his flight in poor weather even though doctors have told him that his vision has deteriorated. Mike now realizes that he has to hire a replacement, the reckless "Duke" Talbot (Pat O'Brien).ĭuke is a good pilot, but his bravado and affair with Irene ( Lilian Bond), wife of fellow pilot "Dizzy" Wilkins ( Russell Hopton), has the potential to cause irreparable damage to the tightly knit group of aviators. Mike consoles his girlfriend Ruth (Gloria Stuart), who is also Joe's sister. When Joe Barnes ( Ward Bond) crashes at the base, the other pilots attempt to retrieve the precious mail from the burning wreckage. He leads a group of young pilots who risk their lives flying through dangerous weather and over treacherous terrain to deliver air mail. Pilot Mike Miller (Ralph Bellamy) owns and operates Desert Airport, an air mail base at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. A copy is preserved in the Library of Congress. The film stars Ralph Bellamy, Pat O'Brien and Gloria Stuart.
Air Mail is a 1932 American pre-Code adventure film directed by John Ford, based on a story by Dale Van Every and Frank "Spig" Wead.
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