''Love Takes Flight'' is a 1937 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Conrad Nagel John Conrad Nagel (March 16, 1897 – February 24, 1970) was an American film, stage, television and radio actor. He was considered a famous matinée idol and leading man of the 1920s and 1930s. He was given an Academy Honorary Award in 1940 and ...

and written by Lionel Houser and Mervin J. Houser. The film stars Bruce Cabot,

Beatrice Roberts Alice Beatrice Roberts (March 7, 1905 – July 24, 1970) was an American film actress. Early years Roberts was born on March 7, 1905, in New York City. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Colin M. Roberts, and she attended Winthrop High ...

, John Sheehan, Astrid Allwyn, Elliot Fisher and

Wild Bill Elliott Wild Bill Elliott (born Gordon Nance, October 16, 1904 – November 26, 1965) was an American film actor. He specialized in playing the rugged heroes of B Westerns, particularly the Red Ryder series of films. Early life Elliott was born Gor ...

. The film was released on November 5, 1937, by

Grand National Films Inc. Grand National Films, Inc (or Grand National Pictures, Grand National Productions and Grand National Film Distributing Co.) was an American Poverty Row motion picture production-distribution company in operation from 1936 to 1939. The company h ...

Plot

Joan Lawson is flight hostess in love with the pilot, Neil Bradshaw. Neil some day wants flying solo around the world. On a flight from New York City to Los Angeles movie producer Dave Miller wants Joan to become a movie star but she wants Neil to teach her to be a pilot. The airplane is grounded in L.A due to bad weather but movie star Diane Andre, a passenger on the plane, insists that plane takes off. It does and later the plane is reported lost but it is revealed it was forced down on a mountain by the storm. While stuck on the mountain Diane offers Neil the leading man roll in her new film and he gives up his flying career. Joan decides she will go on with her flying lessons and plans to fly around the world solo.

Cast

* Bruce Cabot as Neil 'Brad' Bradshaw *

as Joan Lawson * John Sheehan as Spud Johnson * Astrid Allwyn as Diane Audre *Elliot Fisher as Tommy Lawson *

as Bill Parker * Edwin Maxwell as Dave Miller *Harry Tyler as Harry Stone *Peter Potter as Tex Rice *

Grady Sutton Grady Harwell Sutton (April 5, 1906 – September 17, 1995) was an American film and television character actor from the 1920s to the 1970s. He appeared in more than 180 films. Early years Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Sutton was raised ...

as Donald *

Arthur Hoyt Arthur Hoyt (March 19, 1874 – January 4, 1953) was an American film character actor who appeared in more than 275 films in his 34-year film career, about a third of them silent films. Career Born in Georgetown, Colorado, in 1874, Hoyt mad ...

as Grey * William L. Thorne as Bill Parker Sr. * Brooks Benedict as Eddie *

Henry Roquemore Henry Roquemore (March 18, 1886 – June 30, 1943) was an American character actor who primarily played bit parts. He appeared in 229 silent and sound films from 1927 until 1943. Many of his roles were uncredited parts in Western movies, ...

as Woodsy *Carol Tevis as Myrtle Johnson *

Jack Duffy Jack Duffy (September 27, 1926 – May 19, 2008) was a Canadian singer, comedian and actor. Life and career Born in Montreal, Duffy grew up in Toronto, dropping out of Central Technical School to become a singer. At age 19, he was hired as a st ...

as Bartender *

Reed Howes Reed or Reeds may refer to: Science, technology, biology, and medicine * Reed bird (disambiguation) * Reed pen, writing implement in use since ancient times * Reed (plant), one of several tall, grass-like wetland plants of the order Poales * R ...

as NBC Announcer

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0029168, Love Takes Flight 1937 films American drama films 1937 drama films Grand National Films films American black-and-white films American aviation films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films