The Flying Irishman [99595] Released: 1939-04-07 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 71 mins Popularity: 0.7605 Vote Average: 4.6 Vote Count: 5 Overview: 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. Cast [46] Douglas CorriganDouglas Corrigan Eddie QuillanHenry Corrigan Paul KellyButch Brannen Robert ArmstrongJoe Alden Gene ReynoldsYoung Douglas Co Minor WatsonAirport Personne Dorothy PetersonMa Corrigan Scotty BeckettYoung Henry Corr Peggy RyanEdith Corrigan Becky BohanonYoung Edith Corr Donald MacBrideRoy Thompson Cora WitherspoonMamie Thompson Spencer ChartersSmedley Dorothy ApplebyMaybelle Joyce ComptonSally Roy GordonDr. Howard Grady SuttonClothing Store S Marcia Mae JonesTeenager Edward GarganJ.R. Robinson Charles WilliamsCar Repo Man George ChandlerAirport Gas Atte Louis Jean HeydtAirport Spectato Knox ManningCommentator Don BarclayBettor Leon BelascoRussian Commenta Frank Coghlan Jr.Teenager Taking Joe CunninghamSecond Man Groun Frank FaylenNew York Mechani Ralph GravesFirst Man Ground Kenneth HarlanMan at New York Olaf HyttenIrish Airport Ra Lloyd IngrahamDoctor Attending Charles IrwinOffice at Irelan Tiny JonesFlower Peddlar Milton KibbeeNew York Airport Ann KundeAirplane Passeng Dorothy LovettTelephone Operat George MagrillNew York Airport Philip MorrisMechanic Horace MurphyDrunk at New Yor Perry NoisomMessenger Lee PhelpsMechanic Hiring Jack RiceAirplane Owner S Billy WaynePhotographer Gayne WhitmanNew York City An J.M. KerriganMr. Clyde Corrig Trailers