Charter Pilot

Charter Pilot (1940)

Flying Romeo Meets Broadcast Queen!

US-to-Central-America freight service pilot gets engaged to radio broadcaster and promises to take a desk job but the urge for adventure is too strong.

Date of release
1940-12-06
TMDB
7.7 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 10m
Genres
Adventure
Director
Eugene Forde

Casting

Interesting facts

Charter Pilot is a 1940 drama film, directed by Eugene Forde and produced by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. The film stars Lynn Bari, Lloyd Nolan, Arleen Whelan and George Montgomery. Charter Pilot depicts pilots flying cargo flights in the Honduras.

Production

Principal photography for Charter Pilot began in July 1940 at the Twentieth Century Fox studio and backlots, Los Angeles, California.

After appearing in three Twentieth Century Fox films as a freelance actor, Charter Pilot was the first film that Lloyd Nolan made with the company after signing a studio contract. Established star Lynn Bari has her name appear over Nolan's in the title cards.

Only two flying scenes appeared in the film. Paul Mantz handled the flying duties, using his Ford Trimotor (NC7121). A barley field alongside the Santa Anita race track served as the airfield in the fictional Rico, Honduras.

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