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  • Tailspin Tommy (1934)
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    248 min | Action, Drama, Crime
Tailspin Tommy (1934)
Approved
248 min | Action, Drama, Crime

A young mechanic gets a job with a small airline, which he helps win a mail contract. A rival airline plots to destroy it in order to get the contracts for itself.
Director
Lew Landers (as Louis Friedlander)
Writers
Hal Forrest (adapted from the newspaper strip) | Norman S. Hall (screenplay) | Vin Moore (screenplay) | Basil Dickey (screenplay) | Ella O'Neill (screenplay)
Producer
Cinematographers
Richard Fryer | William A. Sickner (as William Sickner)
Editors
Albert Akst (as Al Akst) | Irving Applebaum | Saul A. Goodkind (as Saul Goodkind) | Edward Todd
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Updated Oct 29, 1934

Release date
Oct 29, 1934 (United States)

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Cast

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56 cast members
Name Known for
Maurice Murphy
Tailspin Tommy Tompkins Tailspin Tommy Tompkins   See fewer
Noah Beery Jr.
Skeeter Milligan Skeeter Milligan   See fewer
Patricia Farr
Betty Lou Barnes Betty Lou Barnes   See fewer
Walter Miller
Bruce Hoyt Bruce Hoyt   See fewer
Grant Withers
Milt Howe Milt Howe   See fewer
Charles A. Browne
Paul Smith Paul Smith   See fewer
Bryant Washburn
Mr. Grant - Film Director of 'Midnight Patrol', Chs. 10-12 Mr. Grant - Film Director of 'Midnight Patrol', Chs. 10-12   See fewer
Belle Daube
Mrs. Martha Tompkins, Tommy's Mother - Chs. 1, 12 Mrs. Martha Tompkins, Tommy's Mother - Chs. 1, 12   See fewer
John Davidson
Wade 'Tiger' Taggart Wade 'Tiger' Taggart   See fewer
Harrison Greene
Air Circus Announcer [Ch. 2] Air Circus Announcer [Ch. 2]   See fewer
William Desmond
Sloane - Taggart's Office Henchman, Chs. 4, 7, 10-11 Sloane - Taggart's Office Henchman, Chs. 4, 7, 10-11   See fewer
Lew Kelly
Victor Martin - Three Point Airport Dispatcher Victor Martin - Three Point Airport Dispatcher   See fewer
John Ince
Eric Peabody [Chs. 3-5] Eric Peabody [Chs. 3-5]   See fewer
Lee Beggs
Deacon Grimes [Chs. 1,12] Deacon Grimes [Chs. 1,12]   See fewer
Ethan Laidlaw
Bart Dirk, Henchman Bart Dirk, Henchman   See fewer
Dennis Moore
Pilot Herb Slack (as Denny Meadows) Pilot Herb Slack (as Denny Meadows)   See fewer
Edmund Cobb
Pilot 'Speed' Walton Pilot 'Speed' Walton   See fewer
Jack Leonard
Al, Skinny Mechanic Al, Skinny Mechanic   See fewer
Monte Montague
Cliff, Hefty Mechanic Cliff, Hefty Mechanic   See fewer
Rita Rozelle
Mary Dale - Actress in 'Midnight Patrol', Ch. 10 Mary Dale - Actress in 'Midnight Patrol', Ch. 10   See fewer
Beulah Hutton
Sloane's Ambassador Club Date Sloane's Ambassador Club Date   See fewer
Gertrude Astor
Fake Office Nurse / Taggart's Date - Chs. 7, 9 Fake Office Nurse / Taggart's Date - Chs. 7, 9   See fewer
Jimmie Grier
Jimmy Grier- Orchestra Leader, from Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (1932) (archive footage) (as Jimmy Grier) Jimmy Grier- Orchestra Leader, from Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (1932) (archive footage) (as Jimmy Grier)   See fewer
Dennis O'Keefe
Dance Extra, from Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (1932) (archive footage) Dance Extra, from Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (1932) (archive footage)   See fewer
June Smaney
Actress Actress   See fewer
King Baggot
Airplane Inspector [Ch. 1] (uncredited) Airplane Inspector [Ch. 1] (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Brennan
Hospital Orderly Slugged by Skeeter [Ch. 8] (uncredited) Hospital Orderly Slugged by Skeeter [Ch. 8] (uncredited)   See fewer
Lynton Brent
Jack Bradley (uncredited) Jack Bradley (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Brodie
Man at Airport with Automobile [Ch. 9] (uncredited) Man at Airport with Automobile [Ch. 9] (uncredited)   See fewer
Horace B. Carpenter
Postmaster Jed Purdy [Chs. 1, 12] (uncredited) Postmaster Jed Purdy [Chs. 1, 12] (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Corey
Curly's Driver Henchman (Chs. 7-8) (uncredited) Curly's Driver Henchman (Chs. 7-8) (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Cramer
Kelly (archive footage) (uncredited) Kelly (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Anne Darling
Nurse [Ch. 8] (uncredited) Nurse [Ch. 8] (uncredited)   See fewer
Edgar Dearing
2nd Whistle-blowing Policeman (archive footage) (uncredited) 2nd Whistle-blowing Policeman (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
George DeNormand
George - Denver Official, Ch. 6 (uncredited) George - Denver Official, Ch. 6 (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Fabian
Bevan (uncredited) Bevan (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Ferguson
Henchman Spider - Chs. 3-7, 9 (uncredited) Henchman Spider - Chs. 3-7, 9 (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Fryer
Fryer - Midnight Patrol Movie Cameraman, Chs. 10-12 (uncredited) Fryer - Midnight Patrol Movie Cameraman, Chs. 10-12 (uncredited)   See fewer
Chester Gan
Flapjack - the Cook, Ch. 1 (uncredited) Flapjack - the Cook, Ch. 1 (uncredited)   See fewer
William Gould
Sheriff of Starbuck [Ch. 11] (uncredited) Sheriff of Starbuck [Ch. 11] (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat Harmon
El Paso Official - Ch. 6 (uncredited) El Paso Official - Ch. 6 (uncredited)   See fewer
Otto Hoffman
Dr. Krantz, Chemist [Ch. 4-5] (uncredited) Dr. Krantz, Chemist [Ch. 4-5] (uncredited)   See fewer
Allen Holbrook
Possee Sheriff (Chs. 4-5) (uncredited) Possee Sheriff (Chs. 4-5) (uncredited)   See fewer
Lois January
Mrs. Grant (uncredited) Mrs. Grant (uncredited)   See fewer
Tiny Jones
Wardrobe Woman, Venture Pictures (uncredited) Wardrobe Woman, Venture Pictures (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
Hefty Extra in Cafe [Ch. 5] (uncredited) Hefty Extra in Cafe [Ch. 5] (uncredited)   See fewer
George Magrill
Henchman Bailey [Chs. 4, 6-7] (uncredited) Henchman Bailey [Chs. 4, 6-7] (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Mower
Police Captain Jones [Ch. 12] (uncredited) Police Captain Jones [Ch. 12] (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Murphy
Henchman-Mechanic Grease Rowley / Train Flagman (uncredited) Henchman-Mechanic Grease Rowley / Train Flagman (uncredited)   See fewer
Bud Osborne
Pug Nelson. Henchman-Mechanic (uncredited) Pug Nelson. Henchman-Mechanic (uncredited)   See fewer
Rose Plumer
Mother's Train Companion [Chs. 11-12] (uncredited) Mother's Train Companion [Chs. 11-12] (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Rush
Policeman at Earthquake (Ch. 10) (uncredited) Policeman at Earthquake (Ch. 10) (uncredited)   See fewer
Nick Thompson
Henchman Curly (Chs. 7-8) (uncredited) Henchman Curly (Chs. 7-8) (uncredited)   See fewer
Slim Whitaker
Henchman Charlie - Chs. 6-7 (uncredited) Henchman Charlie - Chs. 6-7 (uncredited)   See fewer
Jane Withers
Mary Elizabeth (uncredited) Mary Elizabeth (uncredited)   See fewer
William Worthington
Denver Doctor [Ch. 6] (uncredited) Denver Doctor [Ch. 6] (uncredited)   See fewer
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