Daredevils of the Clouds
| Daredevils of the Clouds | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | George Blair |
| Written by | Ronald Davidson (story) Norman S. Hall (screenplay) |
| Produced by | Stephen Auer |
| Starring | Robert Livingston Mae Clarke James Cardwell |
| Cinematography | John MacBurnie |
| Edited by | Richard L. Van Enger |
| Music by | Morton Scott |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Daredevils of the Clouds (aka Daredevils of the Sky) is a 1948 American
Plot
Trans-Global Airlines president Douglas Harrison (
Edmonton, Alberta headquarters. Sgt. Dixon (Hugh Prosser) of the Canadian Air Patrol discovers she and Harrison's company pilot, Johnny Martin (James Cardwell
), were involved in a scheme to ruin O'Rourke.
Cast
- Robert Livingston as Terry O'Rourke
- Mae Clarke as Kay Cameron
- James Cardwell as Johnny Martin
- Grant Withers as Matt Conroy
- Edward Gargan as "Tap-It" Bowers
- Ray Teal as Jim Mitchell
- Jimmie Dodd as Eddy Clark
- Pierre Watkin as Douglas Harrison
- Jayne Hazard as Mollie
- Robert J. Wilke as Joe (credited as Bob Wilke)
- Frank Melton as Frank
- Russell Arms as Jimmy Travis
- Hugh Prosser as RCMP Sergeant Dixon
- Charles Sullivan as Bartender Charlie
Production
Under the working title, Daredevils of the Sky, principal photography began in mid-February 1948 at the Republic Pictures Corp. studio and backlots, Los Angeles, California.[2][Note 1]
The
prop,[3]
Reception
Daredevils of the Clouds, was primarily a
B film.[4] Aviation film historian Stephen Pendo characterized the film as "tedious" with the flying scenes, "routine".[5]
Actor-comedian Chris Elliott kept a vintage Daredevils of the Clouds poster in his office when he was a writer on Late Night with David Letterman. It appears as a prop decoration in his first two appearances as "The Guy Under The Seats" on "Late Night" in early 1984.
References
Notes
- ^ Daredevils of the Clouds was likely filmed at the RKO Forty Acres backlot, but is not listed in the "known productions".
Citations
Bibliography
- Carlson, Mark. Flying on Film: A Century of Aviation in the Movies, 1912–2012. Duncan, Oklahoma: BearManor Media, 2012. ISBN 978-1-59393-219-0.
- Farmer, James H. Celluloid Wings: The Impact of Movies on Aviation. Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania: Tab Books Inc., 1984. ISBN 978-0-83062-374-7.
- Hughes, Howard. When Eagles Dared: The Filmgoers' History of World War II. London: I. B. Tauris, 2012. ISBN 978-1-84885-650-9.
- Pendo, Stephen. Aviation in the Cinema. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1985. ISBN 0-8-1081-746-2.
- Wynne, H. Hugh. The Motion Picture Stunt Pilots and Hollywood's Classic Aviation Movies. Missoula, Montana: Pictorial Histories Publishing Co., 1987. ISBN 0-933126-85-9.
External links
- Daredevils of the Clouds at the TCM Movie Database
- Daredevils of the Clouds at IMDb
