Without Orders (1936)
1h 4m
Running Time
October 22, 1936Release Date
Without Orders (1936)
1h 4m
Running Time
October 22, 1936Release Date
Plot.
At Portland, Oregon, playboy pilot Len Kendrick lands at the end of a cross-country record flight, met by his father J.P. Kendrick who owns Amalgamated Air Lines. Len is a media darling, adored by fans for his daring flights. He is in love with Amalgamated stewardess Kay Armstrong who is dating veteran pilot "Wad" Madison. Len dates her sister Penny who learns that his hard-drinking and recklessness has caused the death of his co-pilot. Penny knows that he was drinking before the fateful flight and only escaped prosecution by bribing a bartender. She leaves Len who ends up at Amalgamated as a line pilot, being tutored by Wad.
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Cast & Crew.
Sally Eilers
Kay Armstrong
Robert Armstrong
'Wad' Madison
Frances Sage
Penny Armstrong
Vinton Hayworth
Len Kendrick
Charley Grapewin
J.P. Kendrick
Ward Bond
Tim Casey
Lew Landers
Director
J. Robert Bren
Writer
May Boley
Mrs. Maddy Overhose
Edmund L. Hartmann
Writer
Arthur Loft
Air Controller Calkins
Walter Miller
Commerce Airline Inspector
Peter B. Kyne
Writer
J. Roy Hunt
Cinematographer
Hooper Atchley
Worried Man Awaiting Salt Lake Flight
Desmond Marquette
Editor
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Wiki.
Without Orders is a 1936 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and starring Sally Eilers, Robert Armstrong, Frances Sage, Charley Grapewin and Vinton Haworth. It was produced by RKO Radio Pictures, who released the picture on October 23, 1936. The screenplay was written by Samuel Briskin and Cliff Reid, based on the short story of the same name by Peter B. Kyne, which had appeared in the February 8, 1936 edition of Collier's magazine.