Tail Spin (1939)
1h 24m
Running Time
February 19, 1939Release Date
Tail Spin (1939)
1h 24m
Running Time
February 19, 1939Release Date
Plot.
Trixie is a female pilot looking to win a big race to advance her career. During one race, however, her plane becomes damaged, and she needs help to repair it. She meets a Navy pilot named "Tex" Price and tries to gain his aid. Tex soon meets another pilot, Gerry, a novice who seeks to win an important upcoming race. Tex, concerned for Gerry's safety, tries to convince her not to race. But Gerry, now a rival of Trixie's, is determined to fly.
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Cast & Crew.
![Alice Faye](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/56497-alice-faye.webp)
Alice Faye
Trixie Lee
![Constance Bennett](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24316-constance-bennett.webp)
Constance Bennett
Gerry Lester
![Nancy Kelly](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/19692-nancy-kelly.webp)
Nancy Kelly
Lois Allen
![Joan Davis](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/80796-joan-davis.webp)
Joan Davis
Babe Dugan
![Jane Wyman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/28302-jane-wyman.webp)
Jane Wyman
Alabama
![Roy Del Ruth](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25244-roy-del-ruth.webp)
Roy Del Ruth
Director
![Kane Richmond](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/17932-kane-richmond.webp)
Kane Richmond
Lieutenant Dick 'Tex' Price
![Frank Wead](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/173247-frank-wead.webp)
Frank Wead
Writer
![Wally Vernon](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27142-wally-vernon.webp)
Wally Vernon
Chick
![Darryl F. Zanuck](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/88133-darryl-f-zanuck.webp)
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
![Joan Valerie](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27161-joan-valerie.webp)
Joan Valerie
Sunny
![Karl Freund](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/11448-karl-freund.webp)
Karl Freund
Cinematographer
![Harry Davenport](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4577-harry-davenport.webp)
Harry Davenport
T.P. Lester
![Allen McNeil](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/305969-allen-mcneil.webp)
Allen McNeil
Editor
![Edward Norris](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25454-edward-norris.webp)
Edward Norris
Speed Allen
![Charles Farrell](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/48404-charles-farrell.webp)
Charles Farrell
Bud
![J. Anthony Hughes](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/26354-j-anthony-hughes.webp)
J. Anthony Hughes
Al Moore
![Mary Gordon](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4054-mary-gordon.webp)
Mary Gordon
Mrs. Lee
![Robert Allen](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/59894-robert-tex-allen.webp)
Robert Allen
Charlie
![Irving Bacon](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4587-irving-bacon.webp)
Irving Bacon
Storekeeper (Uncredited)
![Helen Brown](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25236-helen-brown.webp)
Helen Brown
Gerry's Nurse (Uncredited)
![William B. Davidson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25632-william-b-davidson.webp)
William B. Davidson
Sales Manager (Uncredited)
![Fern Emmett](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/28573-fern-emmett.webp)
Fern Emmett
Matilda, Gerry's Maid (Uncredited)
![Jonathan Hale](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16816-jonathan-hale.webp)
Jonathan Hale
Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)
![Sam Hayes](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22633-sam-hayes.webp)
Sam Hayes
Announcer (Uncredited)
![Harold Miller](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4636-harold-miller.webp)
Harold Miller
Officer at Bar in Cleveland Club (Uncredited)
![Adrian Morris](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/190267-adrian-morris.webp)
Adrian Morris
Repo Man (Uncredited)
![Renie Riano](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22671-renie-riano.webp)
Renie Riano
Chick's Pilot Girlfriend (Uncredited)
![Harry Rosenthal](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Harry Rosenthal
Harrison, Cafe Manager (Uncredited)
![Edwin Stanley](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/225047-edwin-stanley.webp)
Edwin Stanley
Doctor (Uncredited)
![Emmett Vogan](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/11406-emmett-vogan.webp)
Emmett Vogan
Powder Puff Derby Starter (Uncredited)
![Eddie Dunn](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16818-eddie-dunn.webp)
Eddie Dunn
Eddie, Mechanic (Uncredited)
![Robert Lowery](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/11402-robert-lowery.webp)
Robert Lowery
Sam, Mechanic (Uncredited)
![Ralph Dunn](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4624-ralph-dunn.webp)
Ralph Dunn
Mechanic (Uncredited)
![Jack Pennick](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/47477-jack-pennick.webp)
Jack Pennick
Mechanic (Uncredited)
![James Conaty](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
James Conaty
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
![Larry Steers](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16833-larry-steers.webp)
Larry Steers
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
![Murray Alper](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4615-murray-alper.webp)
Murray Alper
Albuquerque Mechanic (Uncredited)
![Kit Guard](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6079-kit-guard.webp)
Kit Guard
Kansas City Mechanic (Uncredited)
![Eddie Marr](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22663-eddie-marr.webp)
Eddie Marr
Kansas City Mechanic (Uncredited)
![Milburn Stone](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/21579-milburn-stone.webp)
Milburn Stone
Kansas City Mechanic (Uncredited)
![Alice Armand](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Alice Armand
Flyer (Uncredited)
![Barbara Brewster](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Barbara Brewster
Flyer (Uncredited)
![Gloria Brewster](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Gloria Brewster
Flyer (Uncredited)
![Dorothy Dearing](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/275963-dorothy-dearing.webp)
Dorothy Dearing
Flyer (Uncredited)
![Helen Ericson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/275962-helen-ericson.webp)
Helen Ericson
Flyer (Uncredited)
![June Gale](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27145-june-gale.webp)
June Gale
Flyer (Uncredited)
![Betty Gillies](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Betty Gillies
Flyer (Uncredited)
![Mary Healy](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/109035-mary-healy.webp)
Mary Healy
Flyer (Uncredited)
![Teddy Kenyon](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Teddy Kenyon
Flyer (Uncredited)
![Ruth Nichols](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ruth Nichols
Flyer (Uncredited)
![Lillian Porter](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/341828-lillian-porter.webp)
Lillian Porter
Flyer (Uncredited)
![Margo Tanner](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Margo Tanner
Flyer (Uncredited)
![Rudolph Sternad](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Rudolph Sternad
Art Direction
![Thomas Little](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
![Gwen Wakeling](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Gwen Wakeling
Costume Design
Media.
![Tail Spin](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/80147-tail-spin.webp)
![Tail Spin](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/1/80147-tail-spin.webp)
![Tail Spin](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/2/80147-tail-spin.webp)
Details.
Release DateFebruary 19, 1939
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 24m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Last updated:
Wiki.
Tail Spin (also known as Tailspin) is a 1939 aviation film. The screenplay was written by Frank Wead and directed by Roy Del Ruth. It was based on the book, "Women with Wings: A novel of the modern day aviatrix" (Ganesha Publishing, 1935), authored by Genevieve Haugen, who was also an advisor and stunt pilot in the film. Tail Spin starred Alice Faye, Constance Bennett, Nancy Kelly, Joan Davis, Charles Farrell and Jane Wyman.
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