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The Lady Takes a Flyer ()

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Husband and wife pilots Mike Dandridge and Maggie Colby try to balance their time and priorities between work and family life.
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Maggie Colby
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Mike Dandridge
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Al Reynolds
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Nikki Taylor
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Phil Donahoe
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Nurse Kennedy
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Frank Henshaw
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Willie Ridgely
Dee J. Thompson ...
Collie Minor
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Childreth
James Doherty ...
Tower Officer
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Flight Mechanic (uncredited)
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First Tower Controller (uncredited)
Antonio Triana ...
Dancer (uncredited)
Rita Walsh ...
Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Jack Arnold

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Danny Arnold ... (writer)
 
Edmund H. North ... (story)

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William Alland ... producer

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Herman Stein

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Irving Glassberg ... director of photography

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Sherman Todd

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Alexander Golitzen
Richard H. Riedel

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Oliver Emert
Russell A. Gausman

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Bill Thomas

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Bud Westmore ... makeup artist

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Lew Leary ... production manager (uncredited)

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David Silver ... assistant director

Sound Department

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Leslie I. Carey ... sound
Corson Jowett ... sound
Peter Berkos ... sound editor (uncredited)
George Hoagland ... sound editor (uncredited)

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Clifford Stine ... special photography

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Joseph Gershenson ... music supervisor
Henry Mancini ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Edward B. Powell ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Heinz Roemheld ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Ethmer Roten ... musician (uncredited)

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Jack Ford ... technical advisor
James Womack ... pilot (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Daredevil pilot Mike Dandridge goes into a business partnership with flight-school pal Al Reynolds and meets Maggie Colby, who's also a pilot. The two flyers take cargo to Japan, where they become romantically involved. Al is best man at their wedding, then joins the Air Force. Mike hires new pilot Nikki Taylor and might be having an affair with her during business trips while Maggie stays home with their new baby. Maggie decides to fly a shipment herself and let Mike care of their daughter for a change. He and co-pilot Phil take a risk by bringing the baby along on a flight to London. Their plane has difficulty landing in a fog, angering Maggie, whose own plane barely got there safely. But at least Mike and Maggie are brought closer by the experience.

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Taglines He's got his arms around her ... all around the world !!! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Lion in the Sky (United States)
  • Wild and Wonderful (United States)
  • A Game Called Love (United States)
  • Escale à Tokyo (France)
  • Madame et son pilote (France)
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  • 94 min
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Trivia Shortly after this film's release, Academy Award nominations for the previous year were announced. A print ad from Feb 25, 1958 read "New Excitement for LUSCIOUS LANA, "Best Actress" ACADEMY NOMINEE for her role in "PEYTON PLACE". See more »
Crazy Credits [Foreword] "Universal-International Films wishes it to be known that the airline organization portrayed in this film is a completely fictitious company and that it must not be confused with the world-famed British Independent Air Transport operator, Skyways Limited of London." See more »
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