The Flying Irishman
1939/04/07 • Released • English
See the "inside story" of his flight in this exciting drama of life!
Overview
This is the story of the historic 1938 flight of Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan. Mr. Corrigan starred in this film, which chronicled his infamous flight. On July 17, 1938, Mr. Corrigan loaded 320 gallons of gasoline (40 hours worth) into the tiny, single engine plane. While expressing his intent to fly west to Long Beach, CA, Mr. Corrigan flew out of Floyd Bennett Field heading east over the Atlantic. Instrumentation in the plane included two compasses (both malfunctioned) and a turn-and-bank indicator. The cabin door was held shut with baling wire. Nearly 29 hours later, he landed in Baldonnel near Dublin. He forever claimed to be surprised at arriving in Ireland rather than California. He returned to the US as a hero, with a ticker tape parade in New York and received numerous medals and awards.
Director : Leigh Jason
Casts
Douglas Corrigan
Douglas Corrigan
Eddie Quillan
Henry Corrigan
Paul Kelly
Butch Brannen
Robert Armstrong
Joe Alden
Gene Reynolds
Young Douglas Corrigan
Minor Watson
Airport Personnel Manager
Dorothy Peterson
Ma Corrigan
Scotty Beckett
Young Henry Corrigan
Peggy Ryan
Edith Corrigan
Donald MacBride
Roy Thompson
Cora Witherspoon
Mamie Thompson
Spencer Charters
Smedley
Dorothy Appleby
Maybelle
Joyce Compton
Sally
Roy Gordon
Dr. Howard
Grady Sutton
Clothing Store Sales Clerk
Marcia Mae Jones
Teenager
Edward Gargan
J.R. Robinson
Charles Williams
Car Repo Man
George Chandler
Airport Gas Attendant
Louis Jean Heydt
Airport Spectator
Knox Manning
Commentator
Don Barclay
Bettor
Leon Belasco
Russian Commentator
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Teenager Taking Photograph
Frank Faylen
New York Mechanic
Ralph Graves
First Man Grounding Doug in New York
Kenneth Harlan
Man at New York Airport
Olaf Hytten
Irish Airport Radio Operator
Lloyd Ingraham
Doctor Attending Mrs. Corrigan
Milton Kibbee
New York Airport Manager
Dorothy Lovett
Telephone Operator
George Magrill
New York Airport Workman
Horace Murphy
Drunk at New York Airport
Lee Phelps
Mechanic Hiring Doug
Jack Rice
Airplane Owner Selling It to Corrigan
Billy Wayne
Photographer
Gayne Whitman
New York City Announcer
J.M. Kerrigan
Mr. Clyde Corrigan Sr.
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