Father Takes the Air is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and written by D.D. Beauchamp. The film stars Raymond Walburn, Walter Catlett, Gary Gray, Florence Bates, Barbara Brown, M'liss McClure and James Brown. The film was released on June 17, 1951 by Monogram Pictures.[1][2][3]
| Father Takes the Air | |
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| Directed by | Frank McDonald |
| Screenplay by | D.D. Beauchamp |
| Produced by | Peter Scully |
| Starring | Raymond Walburn Walter Catlett Gary Gray Florence Bates Barbara Brown M'liss McClure James Brown |
| Cinematography | William A. Sickner |
| Edited by | Carlton Sand |
Production company | Mayfair Productions Inc. |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
Barbara Latham, the daughter of Henry Latham, takes temporary charge of a small flying-school. Her father is inspired to restart his flying career, not having flown since the end of World War I. Another WWI vet, Colton, now acting as mayor joins in as the two former WWI pilots unwittingly take a contract to fly a much-wanted criminal to Las Vegas, but forget to refuel the airplane in this classic misadventure.
Cast edit
- Raymond Walburn as Henry Latham
- Walter Catlett as Mayor George Colton
- Gary Gray as David Latham
- Florence Bates as Minerva Bobbin
- Barbara Brown as Mrs. Latham
- M'liss McClure as Barbara Latham
- James Brown as Bob
- Georgie Nokes as Georgie Colton
- Carl Milletaire as Gordon Bennett
- Tom Dugan as Benny
- Billy Bletcher as Haggarly
- Maxine Semon as Miss Wells
- Don Hicks as Charlie Twitchell
- Joan Valerie as Blonde
References edit
- ^ "Father Takes the Air (1951) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ^ Sandra Brennan. "Father Takes the Air (1951) - Frank McDonald". AllMovie. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ^ "Father Takes the Air". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
