Mercy Plane (1939)

GANGLAND INVADES the AIR with its NEWEST RACKET!

Air-race champions "Speed" Leslie and Branda Fowler combine to open a very profitable airplane service that flies patients to other cities for special treatment. Gangsters soon move in and offer to take over, without an invitation.

Date of release
1939-12-04
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 12m
Genres
Action, Crime
Director
Richard Harlan

Casting

Interesting facts

Mercy Plane is a 1939 American aviation crime drama film directed by Richard Harlan and starring James Dunn, Frances Gifford, William Pawley, and Matty Fain. The plot involves military aircraft being stolen by "hot plane" thieves, to be re-sold to new owners, with most of the world at war, presumably to war-torn countries. With location filming done at Alhambra Airport, California, the film features numerous aircraft models, including the Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior as the "Mercy Plane". Lead actor Dunn, a licensed pilot, did his flying in the film.

Production

The film stars James Dunn and his wife Frances Gifford, who had married in December 1937. Dunn, a licensed pilot, did his own flying in the film.

Production on Mercy Plane began in mid-November 1939, with location photography taking place at Alhambra Airport, California. Aircraft used in the production are:

Travel Air 4000-Waco RNF c/n 3263, NC853V

Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior c/n 1216, NC17342

Newsreel footage from the National Air Races of 1933, 1934, and 1936 was used to portray Brenda's races in the film.

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