Atlantic Flight
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1937 · 59 min · ★ 4.5 · Drama, Action
Famous pioneer aviator Dick Merrill was front-page news in the 1930s, so it's understandable that he was summoned to Hollywood to star in his own film. In "Atlantic Flight" he's top-billed as a pilot who undertakes a dangerous mission to transport medicine to an ailing friend. Monogram.
Directed by William Nigh · Written by Scott Darling
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- D Dick Merrill Dick Bennett
- J Jack Lambie Jack Carter
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Paula Stone Gail Strong -
Milburn Stone Henry Wadsworth Schultz -
Weldon Heyburn Bill Edwards -
Ivan Lebedeff Baron Hayygard -
Harry Hayden Photographer -
I. Stanford Jolley Aviation Crew - L Lyle Moraine Lyle, Navy Lt.
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