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13 Hours by Air (aka 20 Hours by Air) is a 1936 drama film made by Paramount Pictures and directed by Mitchell Leisen. The film stars Fred MacMurray and Joan Bennett. The screenplay was written by Kenyon Nicholson and Bogart Rogers, based on story Wild Wings by Bogart Rogers and Frank Mitchell Dazey. 13 Hours by Air was also the forerunner of the disaster film, a genre featuring a complex, heavily character-driven ensemble cast film, exploring the personal dramas and interactions that develop among the passengers and crew as they deal with a deadly onboard emergency.
Original Release
04/30/1936
US Release
04/30/1936
Cast
Name | Character |
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Fred MacMurray | Jack Gordon |
Joan Bennett | Felice Rollins |
ZaSu Pitts | Miss Harkins |
John Howard | Freddie Scott |
Benny Bartlett | Waldemar Pitt III |
Grace Bradley | Trixie La Brey |
Alan Baxter | Curtis Palmer |
Brian Donlevy | Dr. James L. Evarts / James Evarts |
Ruth Donnelly | Vi Johnson - Stewardess / Vi Johnson |
Fred Keating | Count Gregore Stephani / Gregore Stephani |
Directors
Writers
Bogart Rogers, Frank Mitchell Dazey, Kenyon Nicholson
Cast
Name | Character |
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Fred MacMurray | Jack Gordon |
Joan Bennett | Felice Rollins |
ZaSu Pitts | Miss Harkins |
John Howard | Freddie Scott |
Benny Bartlett | Waldemar Pitt III |
Grace Bradley | Trixie La Brey |
Alan Baxter | Curtis Palmer |
Brian Donlevy | Dr. James L. Evarts / James Evarts |
Ruth Donnelly | Vi Johnson - Stewardess / Vi Johnson |
Fred Keating | Count Gregore Stephani / Gregore Stephani |
Adrienne Marden | Ann McKenna - Stewardess / Ann McKenna |
Dean Jagger | Hap Waller |
Mildred Stone | Ruth Bradford - Stewardess / Ruth Bradford |
Jack Mulhall | Horace Lander - Reservations Clerk / Horace Lander |
Clyde Dilson | Fat Richhauser |
Dennis O'Keefe | Baker - Co-Pilot / Baker-Co-Pilot |
Granville Bates | Pop Andrews |
Bruce Warren | Tex Doyle - Pilot / Tex Doyle |
Marie Prevost | Waitress in Omaha |
Henry Arthur | Assistant Clerk |
Producers
Name | Role |
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E. Lloyd Sheldon | Producer |