Two military pilots are close friends, and share in a lot of hazardous missions while engaging in a series of good-natured romantic rivalries.Two military pilots are close friends, and share in a lot of hazardous missions while engaging in a series of good-natured romantic rivalries.Two military pilots are close friends, and share in a lot of hazardous missions while engaging in a series of good-natured romantic rivalries.
Edward J. Nugent
- Lt. Richard 'Woody' Wood
- (as Eddie Nugent)
Frank McGlynn Sr.
- Colonel Worthington
- (as Frank McGlynn)
John Mack
- Army Sergeant Baker
- (as Jack Mack)
June Gittelson
- Gretchen
- (as June Gittleson)
Hattie McDaniel
- Ida Johnson
- (as Hattie McDaniels)
Henry Roquemore
- Train Conductor
- (uncredited)
Joan Woodbury
- Catherine O'Toole
- (uncredited)
Frank Yaconelli
- Accordion Player
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaThis film's earliest documented telecasts took place in Cincinnati Friday 10 March 1950 on WKRC (Channel 11), in New York City Saturday 27 May 1950 on WATV (Channel 13), and again Sunday 11 June 1950 on WPIX (Channel 11), in Philadelphia Monday 24 July 1950 on WPZ (Channel 3), and in San Francisco Sunday 13 August 1950 on KRON (Channel 4).
- GoofsImmediately after Soapy and Woody fly through hours of heavy downpour, described as the "worst storm in years", Soapy drives into town in his convertible and leaves it with the top down. The weather is fine.
- Quotes
Lt. Tom 'Soapy' Cooper: Good evening, my little songbird.
Gretchen: Could I sing something just for you?
Lt. Tom 'Soapy' Cooper: Could you sing Far, Far Away?
Gretchen: I'm afraid I don't know it, but I can sing Down By the Old Mill Stream.
Lt. Tom 'Soapy' Cooper: No, that's not far enough.
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Reasonable B-Feature
This is a reasonably good B-feature that combines some light comedy with some romantic melodrama. It moves slowly at times, and doesn't always fit together, but it has some redeeming features.
The story concerns two military pilots, one played by William Cagney, who looks very much like his brother, but who never manages quite the screen presence. The two work together on a lot of hazardous assignments, and when on the ground find themselves in constant competition over women. For much of the film, they simply play practical jokes on each other in their rivalries over women. Much of it is predictable, but often amusing anyway. Then things get more serious, when one of the pilots cannot forgive the hurt caused by one of these romantic misfires, and just afterwards they must go on an especially hazardous mission together.
It's nothing special, but there's probably enough here to make it worth a try if you enjoy 30's-style movies.
The story concerns two military pilots, one played by William Cagney, who looks very much like his brother, but who never manages quite the screen presence. The two work together on a lot of hazardous assignments, and when on the ground find themselves in constant competition over women. For much of the film, they simply play practical jokes on each other in their rivalries over women. Much of it is predictable, but often amusing anyway. Then things get more serious, when one of the pilots cannot forgive the hurt caused by one of these romantic misfires, and just afterwards they must go on an especially hazardous mission together.
It's nothing special, but there's probably enough here to make it worth a try if you enjoy 30's-style movies.
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- Also known as
- Murder in the Stratosphere
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- Runtime1 hour 4 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Lost in the Stratosphere (1934) officially released in Canada in English?
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