The Flying Irishman

The Flying Irishman

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

1939 en 71 minutes

Rating: 4.6

Plot

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.

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Cast

Douglas Corrigan

Douglas Corrigan

Douglas Corrigan

Eddie Quillan

Eddie Quillan

Henry Corrigan

Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly

Butch Brannen

Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

Joe Alden

Gene Reynolds

Gene Reynolds

Young Douglas Corrigan

Minor Watson

Minor Watson

Airport Personnel Manager

Dorothy Peterson

Dorothy Peterson

Ma Corrigan

Scotty Beckett

Scotty Beckett

Young Henry Corrigan

Peggy Ryan

Peggy Ryan

Edith Corrigan

Becky Bohanon

Becky Bohanon

Young Edith Corrigan

Donald MacBride

Donald MacBride

Roy Thompson

Cora Witherspoon

Cora Witherspoon

Mamie Thompson

Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters

Smedley

Dorothy Appleby

Dorothy Appleby

Maybelle

Joyce Compton

Joyce Compton

Sally

Roy Gordon

Roy Gordon

Dr. Howard

Grady Sutton

Grady Sutton

Clothing Store Sales Clerk

Marcia Mae Jones

Marcia Mae Jones

Teenager

Edward Gargan

Edward Gargan

J.R. Robinson

Charles Williams

Charles Williams

Car Repo Man

George Chandler

George Chandler

Airport Gas Attendant

Louis Jean Heydt

Louis Jean Heydt

Airport Spectator

Knox Manning

Knox Manning

Commentator

Don Barclay

Don Barclay

Bettor

Leon Belasco

Leon Belasco

Russian Commentator

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Teenager Taking Photograph

Joe Cunningham

Joe Cunningham

Second Man Grounding Doug in New York

Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

New York Mechanic

Ralph Graves

Ralph Graves

First Man Grounding Doug in New York

Kenneth Harlan

Kenneth Harlan

Man at New York Airport

Olaf Hytten

Olaf Hytten

Irish Airport Radio Operator

Lloyd Ingraham

Lloyd Ingraham

Doctor Attending Mrs. Corrigan

Charles Irwin

Charles Irwin

Office at Ireland Airport

Tiny Jones

Tiny Jones

Flower Peddlar

Milton Kibbee

Milton Kibbee

New York Airport Manager

Ann Kunde

Ann Kunde

Airplane Passenger

Dorothy Lovett

Dorothy Lovett

Telephone Operator

George Magrill

George Magrill

New York Airport Workman

Philip Morris

Philip Morris

Mechanic

Horace Murphy

Horace Murphy

Drunk at New York Airport

Perry Noisom

Perry Noisom

Messenger

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Mechanic Hiring Doug

Jack Rice

Jack Rice

Airplane Owner Selling It to Corrigan

Billy Wayne

Billy Wayne

Photographer

Gayne Whitman

Gayne Whitman

New York City Announcer

J.M. Kerrigan

J.M. Kerrigan

Mr. Clyde Corrigan Sr.

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