Above the Clouds
1933 · 68 min · ★ 6.5 · Action, Drama
Robert Armstrong stars as Scoop Adams, an ace newsreel cameraman whose love affair with the bottle all but destroys him professionally. Scoop manages to get his photographer pal Dick (Richard Cromwell) fired as well, but he promises to restore Dick's reputation, some way or another. He gets his chance while covering a dirigible wreck (some three years before the Hindenburg), saving the day for both Dick and himself.
Directed by Roy William Neill · Written by Albert DeMond
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Dorothy Wilson Connie -
Richard Cromwell Dick Robinson -
Edmund Breese Crusty -
Morgan Wallace Chandler -
Dorothy Revier Dolly -
Bessie Barriscale Mother -
Geneva Mitchell Mabel - S Sherry Hall Doyle
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Luis Alberni Speakeasy Owner
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