The Flying Irishman

The Flying Irishman by Leigh Jason

4.60

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 as Douglas Corrigan

Eddie Quillan

Eddie Quillan as Henry Corrigan

Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly as Butch Brannen

Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong as Joe Alden

Gene Reynolds

Gene Reynolds as Young Douglas Corrigan

Minor Watson

Minor Watson as Airport Personnel Manager

Dorothy Peterson

Dorothy Peterson as Ma Corrigan

Scotty Beckett

Scotty Beckett as Young Henry Corrigan

Peggy Ryan

Peggy Ryan as Edith Corrigan

Becky Bohanon

Becky Bohanon as Young Edith Corrigan

Donald MacBride

Donald MacBride as Roy Thompson

Cora Witherspoon

Cora Witherspoon as Mamie Thompson

Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters as Smedley

Dorothy Appleby

Dorothy Appleby as Maybelle

Joyce Compton

Joyce Compton as Sally

Roy Gordon

Roy Gordon as Dr. Howard

Grady Sutton

Grady Sutton as Clothing Store Sales Clerk

Marcia Mae Jones

Marcia Mae Jones as Teenager

Edward Gargan

Edward Gargan as J.R. Robinson

Charles Williams

Charles Williams as Car Repo Man

George Chandler

George Chandler as Airport Gas Attendant

Louis Jean Heydt

Louis Jean Heydt as Airport Spectator

Knox Manning

Knox Manning as Commentator

Don Barclay

Don Barclay as Bettor

Leon Belasco

Leon Belasco as Russian Commentator

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Frank Coghlan Jr. as Teenager Taking Photograph

Joe Cunningham

Joe Cunningham as Second Man Grounding Doug in New York

Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen as New York Mechanic

Ralph Graves

Ralph Graves as First Man Grounding Doug in New York

Kenneth Harlan

Kenneth Harlan as Man at New York Airport

Olaf Hytten

Olaf Hytten as Irish Airport Radio Operator

Lloyd Ingraham

Lloyd Ingraham as Doctor Attending Mrs. Corrigan

Charles Irwin

Charles Irwin as Office at Ireland Airport

Tiny Jones

Tiny Jones as Flower Peddlar

Milton Kibbee

Milton Kibbee as New York Airport Manager

Ann Kunde

Ann Kunde as Airplane Passenger

Dorothy Lovett

Dorothy Lovett as Telephone Operator

George Magrill

George Magrill as New York Airport Workman

Philip Morris

Philip Morris as Mechanic

Horace Murphy

Horace Murphy as Drunk at New York Airport

Perry Noisom

Perry Noisom as Messenger

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps as Mechanic Hiring Doug

Jack Rice

Jack Rice as Airplane Owner Selling It to Corrigan

Billy Wayne

Billy Wayne as Photographer

Gayne Whitman

Gayne Whitman as New York City Announcer

J.M. Kerrigan

J.M. Kerrigan as Mr. Clyde Corrigan Sr.

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