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The Flying Irishman

See the "inside story" of his flight in this exciting drama of life!

07 Apr 1939
  • United States of America
71 mins
4.6
5 votes
  • Drama
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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.
  • Douglas Corrigan

    as Douglas Corrigan
  • Eddie Quillan

    as Henry Corrigan
  • Paul Kelly

    as Butch Brannen
  • Robert Armstrong

    as Joe Alden
  • Gene Reynolds

    as Young Douglas Corrigan
  • Minor Watson

    as Airport Personnel Manager
  • Dorothy Peterson

    as Ma Corrigan
  • Scotty Beckett

    as Young Henry Corrigan
  • Peggy Ryan

    as Edith Corrigan
  • Becky Bohanon

    as Young Edith Corrigan
  • Donald MacBride

    as Roy Thompson
  • Cora Witherspoon

    as Mamie Thompson

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