Parachute Jumper

Parachute Jumper (1933)

Seventy-five Smackers a Jump- and Most of it Goes to Widows!

An Air Force washout and his buddy room with a pretty young lady. Desperate for jobs during the Depression, they finally land employment with the mob.

Date of release
1933-01-28
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (22)
Runtime
1h 12m
Genres
Drama
Director
Alfred E. Green

Casting

Interesting facts

Parachute Jumper is a 1933 American pre-Code black-and-white comedy drama film directed by Alfred E. Green. Based on a story by Rian James titled "Some Call It Love", it stars Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Bette Davis and Frank McHugh.

Production notes

In early October 1932—several months before the film's release—the entertainment trade paper The Film Daily reported that Warner Bros. had changed the name of the production from simply Parachute to Parachute Jumper.

Of the many films made by Bette Davis, she rated Parachute Jumper "dead last". More than having problems with the screenplay, she saw her character as another in a long line of insignificant roles that were not advancing her career, and she complained strenuously to Jack L. Warner about her assigned projects.

With aviation central to the film's theme, Hollywood movie pilot Paul Mantz successfully obtained the contract to perform the flying sequences for Parachute Jumper. The aircraft used were the Buhl CA-6 Airsedan, Curtiss Fledgling, Fairchild 71, and Stearman C3R.

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