Movie Description
Tail Spin
(1939)Overview
Trixie is a female pilot looking to win a big race to advance her career. During one race, however, her plane becomes damaged, and she needs help to repair it. She meets a Navy pilot named "Tex" Price and tries to gain his aid. Tex soon meets another pilot, Gerry, a novice who seeks to win an important upcoming race. Tex, concerned for Gerry's safety, tries to convince her not to race. But Gerry, now a rival of Trixie's, is determined to fly.
Featured Crew
- Director : Roy Del Ruth
- Producer : Darryl F. Zanuck
- Writer : Frank Wead
- Editor : Allen McNeil
- Cast : Alice Faye,Constance Bennett,Nancy Kelly,Joan Davis,Charles Farrell,Jane Wyman,Kane Richmond,Wally Vernon,Joan Valerie,Harry Davenport,Edward Norris,J. Anthony Hughes,Mary Gordon,Robert Allen,Irving Bacon,Helen Brown,William B. Davidson,Fern Emmett,Jonathan Hale,Sam Hayes,Harold Miller,Adrian Morris,Renie Riano,Harry Rosenthal,Edwin Stanley,Emmett Vogan,Eddie Dunn,Robert Lowery,Ralph Dunn,Jack Pennick,James Conaty,Larry Steers,Murray Alper,Kit Guard,Eddie Marr,Milburn Stone,Alice Armand,Barbara Brewster,Gloria Brewster,Dorothy Dearing,Helen Ericson,June Gale,Betty Gillies,Mary Healy,Teddy Kenyon,Ruth Nichols,Lillian Porter,Margo Tanner
Cast
Trixie Lee
Gerry Lester
Lois Allen
Babe Dugan
Bud
Alabama
Lieutenant Dick 'Tex' Price
Chick
Sunny
T.P. Lester
Speed Allen
Al Moore
Mrs. Lee
Charlie
Storekeeper (Uncredited)
Gerry's Nurse (Uncredited)
Sales Manager (Uncredited)
Matilda, Gerry's Maid (Uncredited)
Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)
Announcer (Uncredited)
Officer at Bar in Cleveland Club (Uncredited)
Repo Man (Uncredited)
Chick's Pilot Girlfriend (Uncredited)
Harrison, Cafe Manager (Uncredited)
Doctor (Uncredited)
Powder Puff Derby Starter (Uncredited)
Eddie, Mechanic (Uncredited)
Sam, Mechanic (Uncredited)
Mechanic (Uncredited)
Mechanic (Uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Albuquerque Mechanic (Uncredited)
Kansas City Mechanic (Uncredited)
Kansas City Mechanic (Uncredited)
Kansas City Mechanic (Uncredited)
Flyer (Uncredited)
Flyer (Uncredited)
Flyer (Uncredited)
Flyer (Uncredited)
Flyer (Uncredited)
Flyer (Uncredited)
Flyer (Uncredited)
Flyer (Uncredited)
Flyer (Uncredited)
Flyer (Uncredited)
Flyer (Uncredited)
Flyer (Uncredited)
Recommendations
C(r)ook
7.1
12
5.551
12
5.5
Fast
7.865
Star!
6.9
12
5.481
Return
7.26
Return of the Seven
6.19
Return to Office
6.275
Gasping for Air
6.667
RETURN
7.692
Return
6.135
Soup or Sonic
6.3
Pennies
7
Return to Sender
6.4
(re)kindle
7.4
Facts
Original TitleTail Spin
Status Released
Release Information
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1939-02-19
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 24m
Production Companies20th Century Fox
Genres
- Drama