Polio breaks out in Rio de Janeiro, the serum is in Santiago and there's only one way to get the medicine where it's desperately needed: flown in by daring pilots who risk the treacherous weather and forbidding peaks of the Andes.
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Cast
| John Barrymore | ... |
Riviere
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| Helen Hayes | ... |
Simone Fabian
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| Clark Gable | ... |
Jules Fabian
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| Lionel Barrymore | ... |
Insp. Robineau
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| Robert Montgomery | ... |
Auguste Pellerin
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| Myrna Loy | ... |
Wife of Brazilian Pilot
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| William Gargan | ... |
Brazilian Pilot
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| C. Henry Gordon | ... |
Daudet
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| Leslie Fenton | ... |
Jules' Radio Operator / Co-Pilot
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| Harry Beresford | ... |
Pierre Roblet
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| Frank Conroy | ... |
Radio Operator
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| Dorothy Burgess | ... |
Pellerin's Girlfriend
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| Irving Pichel | ... |
Dr. Decosta
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| Helen Jerome Eddy | ... |
Worried Mother
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| Buster Phelps | ... |
Sick Child
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| Ralf Harolde | ... |
Pilot
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| Marcia Ralston | ... |
Nightclub Vamp
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| Maurice Black | ... |
Nightclub Manager (uncredited)
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| Ed Brady | ... |
Radio Operator on Telephone (uncredited)
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| Sidney D'Albrook | ... |
Airport Office Employee (uncredited)
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| Claire Du Brey | ... |
Santiago Nurse (uncredited)
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Sherry Hall | ... |
Airport Office Employee (uncredited)
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| Otto Hoffman | ... |
Airport Office Clerk (uncredited)
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| George Irving | ... |
Santiago Doctor (uncredited)
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| Wallace MacDonald | ... |
Mechanic (uncredited)
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| Michael Mark | ... |
Airport Office Employee (uncredited)
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| Francis McDonald | ... |
Radioman (uncredited)
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| Louis Natheaux | ... |
Radioman (uncredited)
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| Inez Palange | ... |
Simone's Maid (uncredited)
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| Edward Peil Sr. | ... |
Airport Office Employee (uncredited)
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| Evelyn Selbie | ... |
Mother in Window (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Clarence Brown | ||
Written by
| Antoine de Saint-Exupéry | ... | (novel "Vol de nuit") |
| Oliver H.P. Garrett | ... | (screenplay) |
| Wells Root | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Clarence Brown | ... | producer |
| David O. Selznick | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Herbert Stothart | ||
Cinematography by
| Oliver T. Marsh | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
| Hal C. Kern | ||
Casting By
| Ben Piazza | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Alexander Toluboff | ||
| Cedric Gibbons | ... | (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Charles Dorian | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Hobe Erwin | ... | interior decorator |
Sound Department
| Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
| Robert Shirley | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| A. Arnold Gillespie | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Paul Mantz | ... | stunt pilot (uncredited) |
| Ivan Unger | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Elmer Dyer | ... | aerial photography |
| Charles A. Marshall | ... | aerial photography (as Charles Marshall) |
| Eddie Fitzgerald | ... | second camera operator (uncredited) |
| Kyme Meade | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Cliff Shirpser | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Oscar Radin | ... | conductor |
| Charles Maxwell | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1933) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1933) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1934) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1934) (France) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1934) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Film AB Le Mat-Metro-Goldwyn (1935) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Media Target Distribution (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2011) (United States) (DVD)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1934) (Belgium) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (acknowledgement)
Storyline
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| Taglines | So big and compelling, so filled with tense emotion, studded with stars. that no lover of motion pictures would want to miss it! (Print Ad-Leader-Post, Regina, Sask.)) 22 March 1934) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | It was originally planned to show Clark Gable's character parachuting from his abandoned plane at an altitude of 25,000 feet. However, stuntman Jim Unger, who was doubling for Gable, passed out at 20,000 feet due to lack of oxygen and the shot was never captured. See more » |
| Goofs | At about the 10-minute mark, the shadow of the Patagonia biplane (the one piloted by J. Fabian, played by Clark Gable) is shown over various parts of the pasture-lands of Argentina. The shadows cast over the horse and herd of cattle below are that of a biplane, but the shadow going over the flock of sheep is clearly that of a monoplane, not a biplane. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Super 8 (2011). See more » |
| Soundtracks | How Dry I Am See more » |
| Crazy Credits | During opening credits, the film title is done as "sky writing" by an airplane, and the plane is just finishing the last "T" on "flight". See more » |
| Quotes |
Wife of Brazilian Pilot:
What's it all for? Just so somebody in Paris can get a postcard on Tuesday instead of Thursday? See more » |