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Release Date:
February 19, 1939
Original Title:
Tail Spin
Alternate Titles:
Descente en vrille
Luftens amazoner
Naislentäjät
Rainhas do Ar
Repülö asszonyok
Águias de Glória
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
20th Century Fox
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 84
Trixie is a female pilot looking to win a big race to advance her career. During one race, however, her plane becomes damaged, and she needs help to repair it. She meets a Navy pilot named "Tex" Price and tries to gain his aid. Tex soon meets another pilot, Gerry, a novice who seeks to win an important upcoming race. Tex, concerned for Gerry's safety, tries to convince her not to race. But Gerry, now a rival of Trixie's, is determined to fly.
Additional Music:
Cyril J. Mockridge
Louis Silvers
Art Direction:
Bernard Herzbrun
Rudolph Sternad
Assistant Director:
Booth McCracken
Associate Producer:
Harry Joe Brown
Costume Design:
Gwen Wakeling
Director:
Roy Del Ruth
Director of Photography:
Karl Freund
Editor:
Allen McNeil
Music Director:
Louis Silvers
Producer:
Darryl F. Zanuck
Set Decoration:
Thomas Little
Sound:
Eugene Grossman
Roger Heman Sr.
Stunt Double:
Audrey Scott
Vocal Coach:
Jule Styne
Writer:
Frank Wead
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