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Men Against the Sky
Men Against the Sky

Men Against the Sky

Genres

Drama

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A draftswoman, the sister of an aging, alcoholic pilot, secretly uses her brother's ideas to solve design problems for an experimental military plane in an attempt to save the company and salvage her brother's reputation.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

75 mins

Rating

4.4/10

Release Date

06 September 1940

Country

United States of America

Cast

Richard Dix

Richard Dix

Phil Mercedes

Kent Taylor

Kent Taylor

Martin Ames

Edmund Lowe

Edmund Lowe

Dan McLean

Wendy Barrie

Wendy Barrie

Kay Mercedes

Granville Bates

Granville Bates

Mr. Burdett

Grant Withers

Grant Withers

Mr. Grant

Donald Briggs

Donald Briggs

Dick Allerton

Charles Quigley

Charles Quigley

Flynn

Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

Capt. Sanders

Lee Bonnell

Lee Bonnell

Capt. Wallen

Pamela Blake

Pamela Blake

Nurse

Joe Bordeaux

Joe Bordeaux

Mechanic

Jan Buckingham

Jan Buckingham

Miss Ross

Eddie Dunn

Eddie Dunn

Plainclothesman

Thornton Edwards

Thornton Edwards

Court Clerk

Paul Everton

Paul Everton

Banker

Roy Gordon

Roy Gordon

Judge J. Doran Fox

Denis Greene

Denis Greene

Col. Kolbec

Jack Grey

Jack Grey

Mechanic

Harry Harvey

Harry Harvey

Reception Clerk

Earle Hodgins

Earle Hodgins

Barker

Ray Johnson

Ray Johnson

Mechanic

George J. Lewis

George J. Lewis

Lt. Norval

M.G. McConnell

M.G. McConnell

Mechanic

Helene Millard

Helene Millard

Mrs. Leslie McLean

Forbes Murray

Forbes Murray

Banker

George Noisom

George Noisom

Boy Entering Office

Ted O'Shea

Ted O'Shea

Mechanic

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Shop Foreman

Ronald R. Rondell

Ronald R. Rondell

Ronnie - Waiter

John Sheehan

John Sheehan

Bartender

Douglas Spencer

Douglas Spencer

Mechanic

Chester Tallman

Chester Tallman

Mechanic

Harry Tyler

Harry Tyler

Agitated Passenger

Max Wagner

Max Wagner

Max - Radioman

Jane Woodworth

Jane Woodworth

Miss LeClair

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