Fugitive in the Sky

Fugitive in the Sky (1936)

A MODERN KILLER TAKES TO THE AIR...as Warner Bros, brings you thrills and chills!

Reporter Terry Brewer goes to the Los Angeles airport to say goodbye to his sweetheart, airline hostess Rita Moore. He notices G-Man Mike Phelan among the passengers and assuming Phelan is on the trail of a criminal, decides to go along to get a story.

Date of release
1936-11-28
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (6)
Runtime
58m
Genres
Mystery, Drama, Action
Director
Nick Grindé

Casting

Interesting facts

Fugitive in the Sky is a 1936 American aviation drama film directed by Nick Grinde and written by George Bricker. The stars are Jean Muir, Warren Hull, Gordon Oliver, Carlyle Moore Jr., Howard Phillips, Winifred Shaw and Mary Treen. Fugitive in the Sky was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on November 28, 1936, a mere six months after the Paramount Pictures feature, 13 Hours by Air, considered by aviation film historian Michael Paris in From the Wright Brothers to Top Gun: Aviation, Nationalism, and Popular Cinema (1995), as a virtual "remake" of the earlier film.

Production

A pre-release title and "working title" of Fugitive in the Sky was Heroes of the Air.

The aircraft used in Fugitive in the Sky were:

A studio mock-up of a Ford Trimotor's interior and cockpit was also used in Fugitive in the Sky.

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