It's in the Air (1935)
1h 20m
Running Time
October 10, 1935Release Date
It's in the Air (1935)
1h 20m
Running Time
October 10, 1935Release Date
Plot.
Con men Calvin Churchill and Clip McGurk know how to fix a horse-race or boxing match. Calvin wants to go straight and win back his estranged wife, but first the men must dodge a dogged IRS agent and bilk a bunch of aviation investors out of the backing boodle for a balloon excursion into the stratosphere.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
![Jack Benny](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24250-jack-benny.webp)
Jack Benny
Calvin Churchill
![Ted Healy](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25660-ted-healy.webp)
Ted Healy
'Clip' McGurk
![Una Merkel](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/11002-una-merkel.webp)
Una Merkel
Alice Lane Churchill
![Mary Carlisle](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/79467-mary-carlisle.webp)
Mary Carlisle
Grace Gridley
![Nat Pendleton](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4605-nat-pendleton.webp)
Nat Pendleton
Henry Potke
![Charles Reisner](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/196224-charles-reisner.webp)
Charles Reisner
Director
![Grant Mitchell](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25596-grant-mitchell.webp)
Grant Mitchell
W. R. Gridley
![Harvey Stephens](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/46644-harvey-stephens.webp)
Harvey Stephens
Sidney Kendall
![Byron Morgan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Byron Morgan
Writer
![Lew Lipton](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Lew Lipton
Writer
![Charles Trowbridge](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/11423-charles-trowbridge.webp)
Charles Trowbridge
Alfred Drake
![Herman J. Mankiewicz](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/222214-herman-j-mankiewicz.webp)
Herman J. Mankiewicz
Writer
![Johnny Arthur](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25853-johnny-arthur.webp)
Johnny Arthur
Jones, Photographer
![E.J. Mannix](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/255577-e-j-mannix.webp)
E.J. Mannix
Producer
![Al Shean](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24330-al-shean.webp)
Al Shean
Mr. Johnson
![William Axt](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
William Axt
Composer
![Purnell Pratt](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25640-purnell-pratt.webp)
Purnell Pratt
Horace McNab
![Phillips Smalley](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/76432-phillips-smalley.webp)
Phillips Smalley
Mr. Winterby
![Howard Hickman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/19690-howard-hickman.webp)
Howard Hickman
Mr. Ruby
![Larry Wheat](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/303757-larry-wheat.webp)
Larry Wheat
Tubbs
![Richard Kipling](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Richard Kipling
Mr. Platt
![Jim Toney](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/93841-jim-toney.webp)
Jim Toney
Curly, House Detective
![Maude Allen](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Maude Allen
Mrs. Smith Burlington
![Clarence Wilson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4100-clarence-wilson.webp)
Clarence Wilson
Amos Whipple
![Jean Acker](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/64308-jean-acker.webp)
Jean Acker
(uncredited)
![Ernie Adams](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6071-ernie-adams.webp)
Ernie Adams
Counterman (uncredited)
![Stanley Andrews](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25878-stanley-andrews.webp)
Stanley Andrews
Investigator (uncredited)
![Herbert Ashley](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Herbert Ashley
Boxing Bettor (uncredited)
![Gertrude Astor](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/7429-gertrude-astor.webp)
Gertrude Astor
(uncredited)
![Polly Bailey](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Polly Bailey
(uncredited)
![Don Brodie](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25649-don-brodie.webp)
Don Brodie
Reporter (uncredited)
![Tyler Brooke](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/70891-tyler-brooke.webp)
Tyler Brooke
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
![Francis X. Bushman Jr.](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22290-francis-x-bushman-jr.webp)
Francis X. Bushman Jr.
Martin (uncredited)
![Jack Byron](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jack Byron
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
![George Chandler](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/17934-george-chandler.webp)
George Chandler
Reporter (uncredited)
![Claudia Coleman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/59875-claudia-coleman.webp)
Claudia Coleman
(uncredited)
![James Conaty](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
James Conaty
(uncredited)
![Billy Dooley](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/102321-billy-dooley.webp)
Billy Dooley
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
![Jay Eaton](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/26393-jay-eaton.webp)
Jay Eaton
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
![Sarah Edwards](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6047-sarah-edwards.webp)
Sarah Edwards
Old Maid (uncredited)
![Harold Entwistle](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/211705-harold-entwistle.webp)
Harold Entwistle
Auctioneer (uncredited)
![Robert Gordon](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/48398-robert-gordon.webp)
Robert Gordon
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
![Jean Gunn](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jean Gunn
Little Girl with Autograph Book (uncredited)
![Sherry Hall](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Sherry Hall
Garbage-Seeker (uncredited)
![Ben Hendricks Jr.](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/91276-ben-hendricks-jr.webp)
Ben Hendricks Jr.
(uncredited)
![Sheldon Jett](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Sheldon Jett
Double-Decker Bus Passenger (uncredited)
![Isabelle Keith](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/59872-isabelle-keith.webp)
Isabelle Keith
Guest at Money Auction (uncredited)
![Frank Marlowe](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/55856-frank-marlowe.webp)
Frank Marlowe
Reporter (uncredited)
![Addie McPhail](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/246472-addie-mcphail.webp)
Addie McPhail
(uncredited)
![Harold Miller](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4636-harold-miller.webp)
Harold Miller
(uncredited)
![Ivan Miller](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/288875-ivan-miller.webp)
Ivan Miller
Maloney (uncredited)
![John "Skins" Miller](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/28306-john-skins-miller.webp)
John "Skins" Miller
Skinny (uncredited)
![Edmund Mortimer](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/212761-edmund-mortimer.webp)
Edmund Mortimer
Man in Lobby (uncredited)
![Louis Natheaux](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/81062-louis-natheaux.webp)
Louis Natheaux
Race Track Clerk (uncredited)
![Broderick O'Farrell](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/80121-broderick-o-farrell.webp)
Broderick O'Farrell
Desert Springs Manager (uncredited)
![Dennis O'Keefe](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27016-dennis-o-keefe.webp)
Dennis O'Keefe
Announcer / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
![Milton Owen](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Milton Owen
Cashier (uncredited)
![Lee Phelps](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16872-lee-phelps.webp)
Lee Phelps
Investigator (uncredited)
![Richard Powell](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Richard Powell
Fritz (uncredited)
![Dean Riesner](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/225590-dean-riesner.webp)
Dean Riesner
Brave (uncredited)
![Cyril Ring](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22639-cyril-ring.webp)
Cyril Ring
Drake's Assistant (uncredited)
![Ronald R. Rondell](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ronald R. Rondell
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
![Shirley Ross](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/59873-shirley-ross.webp)
Shirley Ross
Cigar Stand Clerk (uncredited)
![Matty Roubert](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Matty Roubert
Newsboy (uncredited)
Media.
![It's in the Air](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/134216-it-s-in-the-air.webp)
![It's in the Air](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/1/134216-it-s-in-the-air.webp)
Details.
Release DateOctober 10, 1935
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 20m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Last updated:
Wiki.
It's in the Air (aka Chiseling Chiselers', In the Bag' and Let Freedom Ring) is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and written by Byron Morgan and Lew Lipton. The film stars Jack Benny in his final film for MGM, Ted Healy, Una Merkel, Nat Pendleton, Mary Carlisle and Grant Mitchell. It's in the Air was released on October 11, 1935, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.