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Legion of Lost Flyers

Legion of Lost Flyers

1939Movie⏱️ 1h 3mApproved
AdventureDrama
5.6
IMDB Rating
61 votes

A group of pilots, because of unsavory or unearned reputations, establish an outpost squadron of their own, led by "Loop" Gillian, running charter-flights and hauling supplies in the frozen wastelands of Alaska. The operation does...

Director
Christy Cabanne
Writers
Ben Pivar, Maurice Tombragel
Stars
Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Anne Nagel
Release Date
November 3, 1939
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Richard Arlen
Richard Arlen
as Gene 'Loop' Gillan
Andy Devine
Andy Devine
as 'Beef' Brumley
Anne Nagel
Anne Nagel
as Paula Wilson
William Lundigan
William Lundigan
as Ralph Perry
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
as Jake Halley
Ona Munson
Ona Munson
as Martha Wilson
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Jerry Marlowe
as Freddy Simms
Leon Ames
Leon Ames
as Smythe
Theodore von Eltz
Theodore von Eltz
as Bill Desert
Leon Belasco
Leon Belasco
as 'Frenchy' Rogian

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Production
Universal Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

airplane crashfrench accent

🎯 Categories

AdventureDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Only Angels Have Wings in Alaska
by karljhickey142022-03-03
5/10

"Another in the Richard Arlen / Andy Devine buddy movies , this time with an aviation backround . As in the Hawks film , it features a bunch of outcast flyers ( Alaska instead of South America ) and one solitary female . Arlen plays a disgraced flyer who apparently jumped out of a crashing plane , leaving the passengers to die . But did he ? Or was it someone else ... There's all the standard scenes - landing with no visibility , storms , missing planes , "You're coming in too low !" etc , plus some deliberate sabotage . Features some very dangerous looking stunt flying , ..."

📖 Synopsis

A group of pilots, because of unsavory or unearned reputations, establish an outpost squadron of their own, led by "Loop" Gillian, running charter-flights and hauling supplies in the frozen wastelands of Alaska. The operation does...