Tail Spin (1939)
1h 24m
Running Time
February 19, 1939Release Date
Tail Spin (1939)
1h 24m
Running Time
February 19, 1939Release Date
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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
Trixie Lee
Constance Bennett
Gerry Lester
Nancy Kelly
Lois Allen
Joan Davis
Babe Dugan
Jane Wyman
Alabama
Roy Del Ruth
Director
Kane Richmond
Lieutenant Dick 'Tex' Price
Frank Wead
Writer
Wally Vernon
Chick
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Joan Valerie
Sunny
Karl Freund
Cinematographer
Harry Davenport
T.P. Lester
Allen McNeil
Editor
Edward Norris
Speed Allen
Charles Farrell
Bud
J. Anthony Hughes
Al Moore
Mary Gordon
Mrs. Lee
Robert Allen
Charlie
Irving Bacon
Storekeeper (Uncredited)
Helen Brown
Gerry's Nurse (Uncredited)
William B. Davidson
Sales Manager (Uncredited)
Fern Emmett
Matilda, Gerry's Maid (Uncredited)
Jonathan Hale
Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)
Sam Hayes
Announcer (Uncredited)
Harold Miller
Officer at Bar in Cleveland Club (Uncredited)
Adrian Morris
Repo Man (Uncredited)
Renie Riano
Chick's Pilot Girlfriend (Uncredited)
Harry Rosenthal
Harrison, Cafe Manager (Uncredited)
Edwin Stanley
Doctor (Uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Powder Puff Derby Starter (Uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
Eddie, Mechanic (Uncredited)
Robert Lowery
Sam, Mechanic (Uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Mechanic (Uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Mechanic (Uncredited)
James Conaty
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Larry Steers
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Murray Alper
Albuquerque Mechanic (Uncredited)
Kit Guard
Kansas City Mechanic (Uncredited)
Eddie Marr
Kansas City Mechanic (Uncredited)
Milburn Stone
Kansas City Mechanic (Uncredited)
Alice Armand
Flyer (Uncredited)
Barbara Brewster
Flyer (Uncredited)
Gloria Brewster
Flyer (Uncredited)
Dorothy Dearing
Flyer (Uncredited)
Helen Ericson
Flyer (Uncredited)
June Gale
Flyer (Uncredited)
Betty Gillies
Flyer (Uncredited)
Mary Healy
Flyer (Uncredited)
Teddy Kenyon
Flyer (Uncredited)
Ruth Nichols
Flyer (Uncredited)
Lillian Porter
Flyer (Uncredited)
Margo Tanner
Flyer (Uncredited)
Rudolph Sternad
Art Direction
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Gwen Wakeling
Costume Design
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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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