Regie:
Howard HawksCamera:
Arthur EdesonMuziek:
Bernhard KaunActeurs:
James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, June Travis, Stuart Erwin, Barton MacLane, Henry Wadsworth, Isabel Jewell, Craig Reynolds, Dick Purcell, Addison Richards (meer)Samenvattingen(1)
Jake Lee, the hard-driving, fast-talking field boss for Newark's Federal Airlines, rehires his old friend, ace pilot Dizzy Davis, against the wishes of company supervisor Al Stone. Dizzy, famous for his daredevil flying and his success with women, arrives at the airline and immediately goes after female flyer Tommy Thomas. In order to further his romance, he feigns heart trouble, sending his pal, Texas Clark, out on a dangerous flight. Tex's plane crashes while trying to land in bad weather, and Tex is near death. When Jake learns that Tex was tricked and that his own wife Mary was once involved with Dizzy, his friendship wavers. Jake proves his loyalty when, after Department of Commerce Inspector Joe Allen revokes Dizzy's license, Jake agrees to Allen's suggestion that he buy a fleet of inferior planes from Fred Adams in exchange for using Adams' pull in Washington to get Dizzy's license restored. Nobly, Dizzy refuses Jake's offer. When the news comes that Tex has died, Jake consoles his widow Lou, leaving the guilt-stricken Dizzy in charge. Against Jake's orders to cancel Tay Lawson's night flight because of freezing conditions, Dizzy decides to fly the route himself. He knocks Lawson unconscious and appropriates the plane. Although Dizzy sacrifices his life during the hazardous flight, he manages to solve a design problem in the new de-icing mechanism before dying. Tommy can now marry Lawson, who is geniunely in love with her, while Jake resumes his duties with stalwart professionalism. (officiële tekst van distribiteur)
(meer)Acteurs
![James Cagney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/348/164348332_0d2b75.png)
James Cagney
USA
Beste films:
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Een, twee, drie (1961)
White Heat (1949)
![Pat O'Brien](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/316/316842_50a47a.jpg)
Pat O'Brien
USA
Beste films:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
![June Travis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/150/678/150678607_dcd370.jpg)
June Travis
USA
Beste films:
The Star (1952)
Monster A Go-Go (1965)
![Stuart Erwin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505211_333859.jpg)
Stuart Erwin
USA
Beste films:
When the Daltons Rode (1940)
Hold Your Man (1933)
The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)
![Barton MacLane](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505224_e1134e.jpg)
Barton MacLane
USA
Beste films:
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
Kansas Pacific (1953)
![Henry Wadsworth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/391/161391705_a0f942.jpg)
Henry Wadsworth
USA
Beste films:
The Thin Man (1934)
Applause (1929)
![Isabel Jewell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/749/162749885_633d9b.jpg)
Isabel Jewell
USA
Beste films:
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Lost Horizon (1937)
Counsellor at Law (1933)
Craig Reynolds
USA
Beste films:
The Lost Weekend (1945)
Nevada (1944)
The Man from Colorado (1948)
![Dick Purcell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269328_2d2d71.jpg)
Dick Purcell
USA
Beste films:
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
Follow the Fleet (1936)
In Old California (1942)
![Addison Richards](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000166_d1af93.jpg)
Addison Richards
USA
Beste films:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
De tien Geboden (1956)
![Mike Lally](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162588_4b5fd8.jpg)
Mike Lally
USA
Beste films:
The Sting (1973)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
![Harold Miller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/975/160975967_38771f.jpg)
Harold Miller
USA
Beste films:
Song of Love (1947)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
![Carol Hughes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/472/159472591_9ec83f.jpg)
Carol Hughes
USA
Beste films:
Joe de onverschrokkene (1949)
Love Affair (1939)
D.O.A. (1949)
![Bill Elliott](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/674/158674188_99a510.jpg)
Bill Elliott
USA
Beste films:
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
James Bush
USA
Beste films:
Gone with the Wind (1939)
De greep van het verleden (1947)
Air Force (1943)
![Garry Owen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/365/161365845_3474bb.jpg)
Garry Owen
USA
Beste films:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Edward Gargan
USA
Beste films:
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
Carlyle Moore Jr.
USA
Beste films:
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
Kid Galahad (1937)
Pat West
USA
Beste films:
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Acht professoren en een meisje (1941)
His Girl Friday (1940)
Mathilde Comont
Frankrijk
Beste films:
Freaks (1932)
The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
Anthony Adverse (1936)