Airline pilot Jack Gordon (Fred MacMurray) on a flight from New York to San Francisco, is immediately attracted to beautiful passenger Felice Rollins (Joan Bennett). Known as a "lady's man", he bets stewardess Vi Johnson (Ruth Donnelly) that he will take Felice out to dinner that evening. A jewel robbery is in the news and a beautiful blonde is implicated, with Jack suspecting that Felice may be the culprit. On a stop over in Chicago, Jack learns instead that his passenger is a wealthy socialite at odds with another passenger, Count Stephani (Fred Keating). Jack worries that he may have a crisis involving the Count when he finds Stephani has a gun aboard. Other passengers include Dr. Evarts (Brian Donlevy) and Curtis Palmer (Alan Baxter), both of whom seem to be harboring a secret.
Felice is trying to get to San Francisco in order to prevent her sister from marrying the Count's brother, but the flight runs into bad weather. Jack and Freddie Scott (John Howard), his co-pilot, are persuaded to fly on, but are eventually forced to make an emergency landing. Dr. Evarts tells Jack he is a federal agent pursuing Palmer, a notorious criminal. Palmer shoots Freddie and Dr. Everts and hijacks the aircraft. Jack manages to overcome Palmer, and with the help of Felice, is able to take off and fly to San Francisco. When the flight lands, he is able to have his dinner with Felice, collecting his bet, knowing that he will need the money for a marriage licence.
A Boeing 247 airliner was prominently featured in 13 Hours by Air.
Created under the working title 20 Hours by Air, the pace set in 1933 for transcontinental passenger flights, the production updated its name to match the recent exploits of Wiley Post, Jimmy Doolittle, and Roscoe Turner. The picture was filmed at the Alhambra Airport, California, in Cleveland, Ohio, and Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, using United Air LinesBoeing 247 airliners. Second unit filming involved a flight from Newark to Los Angeles to obtain footage to be used in the film. An aircraft assigned to the production was involved in a minor accident.[1]
The pairing of MacMurray and Bennett brought together two dependable leads who worked as Paramount Studios contract players. They were sometimes loaned out to other concerns, and steadily advanced from films like13 Hours by Air to more prestigious fare.[2]
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Film reviewer Frank S. Nugent, in his review for The New York Times, called 13 Hours by Air "pleasant". "... there is no disputing the liveliness of the melodrama. The device of tossing a miscellany of humans and motives together on a bus, plane, train or airliner and letting them work out their destiny is as formular [sic] as the Bartender's Guide and has been used as often, but Bogart Rogers's and Frank Mitchell Dazey's story has been screened with a shrewd sense of pace, with a purposeful preservation of suspense and a knack for comic interlude."[3]
13 Hours by Air is part of the EMKA, Ltd. catalog, more than 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, that were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958. Destined for television distribution, the Paramount catalog is owned by Universal Television and distributed by sister company Universal Pictures.
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^"13 Hours by Air". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
hours, also, known, hours, 1936, american, drama, film, made, paramount, pictures, directed, mitchell, leisen, film, stars, fred, macmurray, joan, bennett, screenplay, written, kenyon, nicholson, bogart, rogers, based, story, wild, wings, rogers, frank, mitche. 13 Hours by Air also known as 20 Hours by Air is a 1936 American drama film made by Paramount Pictures and directed by Mitchell Leisen The film stars Fred MacMurray and Joan Bennett The screenplay was written by Kenyon Nicholson and Bogart Rogers based on story Wild Wings by Rogers and Frank Mitchell Dazey 13 Hours by Air was also the forerunner of the disaster film a genre featuring a complex heavily character driven ensemble cast exploring the personal dramas and interactions that develop among the passengers and crew as they deal with a deadly onboard emergency 13 Hours by AirTheatrical posterDirected byMitchell LeisenWritten byKenyon NicholsonBogart RogersBased onWild Wingsby Bogart Rogers Frank Mitchell DazeyProduced byE Lloyd SheldonStarringFred MacMurrayJoan BennettCinematographyTheodor SparkuhlEdited byDoane HarrisonMusic byHeinz Roemheld composer Irvin Talbot conductor ProductioncompanyParamount PicturesDistributed byParamount PicturesRelease dateApril 30 1936 1936 04 30 Running time77 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 References 5 1 Notes 5 2 Bibliography 6 External linksPlot editAirline pilot Jack Gordon Fred MacMurray on a flight from New York to San Francisco is immediately attracted to beautiful passenger Felice Rollins Joan Bennett Known as a lady s man he bets stewardess Vi Johnson Ruth Donnelly that he will take Felice out to dinner that evening A jewel robbery is in the news and a beautiful blonde is implicated with Jack suspecting that Felice may be the culprit On a stop over in Chicago Jack learns instead that his passenger is a wealthy socialite at odds with another passenger Count Stephani Fred Keating Jack worries that he may have a crisis involving the Count when he finds Stephani has a gun aboard Other passengers include Dr Evarts Brian Donlevy and Curtis Palmer Alan Baxter both of whom seem to be harboring a secret Felice is trying to get to San Francisco in order to prevent her sister from marrying the Count s brother but the flight runs into bad weather Jack and Freddie Scott John Howard his co pilot are persuaded to fly on but are eventually forced to make an emergency landing Dr Evarts tells Jack he is a federal agent pursuing Palmer a notorious criminal Palmer shoots Freddie and Dr Everts and hijacks the aircraft Jack manages to overcome Palmer and with the help of Felice is able to take off and fly to San Francisco When the flight lands he is able to have his dinner with Felice collecting his bet knowing that he will need the money for a marriage licence Cast editFred MacMurray as Jack Gordon Joan Bennett as Felice Rollins ZaSu Pitts as Miss Harkins John Howard as Freddie Scott Benny Bartlett as Waldemar Pitt III as Bennie Bartlett Grace Bradley as Trixie La Brey Alan Baxter as Curtis Palmer Brian Donlevy as Dr Evarts Ruth Donnelly as Vi Johnson Fred Keating as Count Gregore Stephani Adrienne Marden as Ann McKenna Dean Jagger as Hap Waller Mildred Stone as Ruth Bradford Jack Mulhall as Horace Lander Clyde Dilson as Fat Richhauser Dennis O Keefe as Baker as Bud Flannagan Granville Bates as Pop Andrews Bruce Warren as Tex Doyle Marie Prevost as Waitress in OmahaProduction edit nbsp A Boeing 247 airliner was prominently featured in 13 Hours by Air Created under the working title 20 Hours by Air the pace set in 1933 for transcontinental passenger flights the production updated its name to match the recent exploits of Wiley Post Jimmy Doolittle and Roscoe Turner The picture was filmed at the Alhambra Airport California in Cleveland Ohio and Beaver Dam Wisconsin using United Air Lines Boeing 247 airliners Second unit filming involved a flight from Newark to Los Angeles to obtain footage to be used in the film An aircraft assigned to the production was involved in a minor accident 1 The pairing of MacMurray and Bennett brought together two dependable leads who worked as Paramount Studios contract players They were sometimes loaned out to other concerns and steadily advanced from films like13 Hours by Air to more prestigious fare 2 Reception editFilm reviewer Frank S Nugent in his review for The New York Times called 13 Hours by Air pleasant there is no disputing the liveliness of the melodrama The device of tossing a miscellany of humans and motives together on a bus plane train or airliner and letting them work out their destiny is as formular sic as the Bartender s Guide and has been used as often but Bogart Rogers s and Frank Mitchell Dazey s story has been screened with a shrewd sense of pace with a purposeful preservation of suspense and a knack for comic interlude 3 13 Hours by Air is part of the EMKA Ltd catalog more than 700 Paramount productions filmed between 1929 and 1949 that were sold to MCA Universal in 1958 Destined for television distribution the Paramount catalog is owned by Universal Television and distributed by sister company Universal Pictures References editNotes edit 13 Hours by Air www tcm com Retrieved 2022 05 14 Maltin 1994 pp 67 544 555 Nugent Frank S April 30 1936 13 Hours by Air a Transcontinental Melodrama at the Paramount The Country Beyond The New York Times Archived from the original on March 6 2016 Bibliography edit Maltin Leonard Leonard Maltin s Movie Encyclopedia New York Dutton 1994 ISBN 0 525 93635 1 External links edit13 Hours by Air at IMDb nbsp 13 Hours by Air at the TCM Movie Database 13 Hours by Air at AllMovie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 13 Hours by Air amp oldid 1163067063, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
