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Air Mail is a american film of genre Drama directed by John Ford released in USA on 3 november 1932 with Ralph Bellamy

Air Mail (1932)

Air Mail
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Released in USA 3 november 1932
Length 1h23
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Adventure
Rating65% 3.288863.288863.288863.288863.28886

Air Mail is a 1932 American Pre-Code adventure film directed by John Ford, based on a story by Dale Van Every and Frank "Spig" Wead. The film stars Ralph Bellamy, Pat O'Brien and Gloria Stuart. A copy is preserved in the Library of Congress.

Synopsis

Pilot Mike Miller (Ralph Bellamy) owns and operates Desert Airport, an air mail base at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. He leads a group of young pilots who risk their lives flying through dangerous weather and over treacherous terrain to deliver air mail. When Joe Barnes (Ward Bond) crashes at the base, the other pilots attempt to retrieve the precious mail from the burning wreckage. Mike consoles his girlfriend Ruth (Gloria Stuart), who is also Joe's sister. Mike now realizes that he has to hire a replacement, the reckless "Duke" Talbot (Pat O'Brien).

Actors

Ralph Bellamy

(Mike Miller)Gloria Stuart

(Ruth Barnes)Pat O'Brien

(Duke Talbot)Slim Summerville

('Slim' McCune)Lilian Bond

(Irene Wilkins)
And :
Russell Hopton
David Landau
Leslie Fenton
Frank Albertson
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