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Tail Spin (1939)

February 19, 1939 (US) Drama • 84m

Overview

Trixie is a female pilot looking to win a big race to advance her career. During one race, however, her plane becomes damaged, and she needs help to repair it. She meets a Navy pilot named "Tex" Price and tries to gain his aid. Tex soon meets another pilot, Gerry, a novice who seeks to win an important upcoming race. Tex, concerned for Gerry's safety, tries to convince her not to race. But Gerry, now a rival of Trixie's, is determined to fly.

Director

Roy Del Ruth

Writer

Frank Wead

Top Billed

Alice Faye

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Top Billed Cast

Alice Faye
Alice Faye

Trixie Lee

Nancy Kelly
Nancy Kelly

Lois Allen

Joan Davis
Joan Davis

Babe Dugan

Kane Richmond
Kane Richmond

Lieutenant Dick 'Tex' Price

Edward Norris
Edward Norris

Speed Allen

Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon

Storekeeper (Uncredited)

Helen Brown
Helen Brown

Gerry's Nurse (Uncredited)

William B. Davidson
William B. Davidson

Sales Manager (Uncredited)

Fern Emmett
Fern Emmett

Matilda, Gerry's Maid (Uncredited)

Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale

Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)

Sam Hayes
Sam Hayes

Announcer (Uncredited)

Harold Miller
Harold Miller

Officer at Bar in Cleveland Club (Uncredited)

Adrian Morris
Adrian Morris

Repo Man (Uncredited)

Renie Riano
Renie Riano

Chick's Pilot Girlfriend (Uncredited)

Harry Rosenthal
Harry Rosenthal

Harrison, Cafe Manager (Uncredited)

Edwin Stanley
Edwin Stanley

Doctor (Uncredited)

Emmett Vogan
Emmett Vogan

Powder Puff Derby Starter (Uncredited)

Eddie Dunn
Eddie Dunn

Eddie, Mechanic (Uncredited)

Robert Lowery
Robert Lowery

Sam, Mechanic (Uncredited)

Ralph Dunn
Ralph Dunn

Mechanic (Uncredited)

Jack Pennick
Jack Pennick

Mechanic (Uncredited)

James Conaty
James Conaty

Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)

Larry Steers
Larry Steers

Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)

Murray Alper
Murray Alper

Albuquerque Mechanic (Uncredited)

Kit Guard
Kit Guard

Kansas City Mechanic (Uncredited)

Eddie Marr
Eddie Marr

Kansas City Mechanic (Uncredited)

Milburn Stone
Milburn Stone

Kansas City Mechanic (Uncredited)

Alice Armand
Alice Armand

Flyer (Uncredited)

Barbara Brewster
Barbara Brewster

Flyer (Uncredited)

Gloria Brewster
Gloria Brewster

Flyer (Uncredited)

Dorothy Dearing
Dorothy Dearing

Flyer (Uncredited)

Helen Ericson
Helen Ericson

Flyer (Uncredited)

June Gale
June Gale

Flyer (Uncredited)

Betty Gillies
Betty Gillies

Flyer (Uncredited)

Mary Healy
Mary Healy

Flyer (Uncredited)

Teddy Kenyon
Teddy Kenyon

Flyer (Uncredited)

Ruth Nichols
Ruth Nichols

Flyer (Uncredited)

Lillian Porter
Lillian Porter

Flyer (Uncredited)

Margo Tanner
Margo Tanner

Flyer (Uncredited)

Crew
Thomas Little
Thomas Little

Set Decoration

Bernard Herzbrun
Bernard Herzbrun

Art Direction

Gwen Wakeling
Gwen Wakeling

Costume Design

Rudolph Sternad
Rudolph Sternad

Art Direction

Karl Freund
Karl Freund

Director of Photography

Cyril J. Mockridge
Cyril J. Mockridge

Additional Music

Booth McCracken
Booth McCracken

Assistant Director

Harry Joe Brown
Harry Joe Brown

Associate Producer

Audrey Scott
Audrey Scott

Stunt Double

Jule Styne
Jule Styne

Vocal Coach

Louis Silvers
Louis Silvers

Music Director

Louis Silvers
Louis Silvers

Additional Music



Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 5/10

April 17, 2022

Alice Faye tries really hard here as "Trixie" who begs, blags and borrows in order to take part in the "Powder Puff" air race across the USA - the prize is a whopping great $100,000! Her main competitor is the wealthy "Gerry" (pronounced "Gary" - Constance Bennett). What now ensues is a rather procedural rivalry drama peppered with a rather melancholy song from Faye and some really quite good aerial photography. The film itself is nothing at all … read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

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