Air Mail

Air Mail (1932)

"AIR MAIL" - THE EPIC THRILLER!

A group of air mail pilots risk their lives to deliver important mail through bad weather conditions.

Date of release
1932-11-03
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (10)
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Action
Director
John Ford

Casting

Interesting facts

Air Mail is a 1932 American pre-Code adventure film directed by John Ford, based on a story by Dale Van Every and Frank "Spig" Wead. The film stars Ralph Bellamy, Pat O'Brien and Gloria Stuart. A copy is preserved in the Library of Congress.

Production

Air Mail was primarily filmed at Universal Studios stages and back lots. A special stage was built to film miniature scenes where a gantry was constructed above the stage to allow models to fly over a large miniature set.

For Air Mail, pilot Paul Mantz outbid other pilots from the Associated Motion Picture Pilots, leading to a contract dispute that was taken to the American Federation of Labor. The decision to allow non-union member Mantz and his team of pilots to fly was dependent on an equal number of union pilots being hired for non-flying duties.

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