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Flying Blind is a american film of genre Drama directed by Frank McDonald released in USA on 29 august 1941 with Richard Arlen
Flying Blind (1941)
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Add to a movie listFlying Blind is a 1941 American action and comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was the second in a series of three Pine-Thomas adventure films that included Forced Landing (1941) and Submarine Alert (1943). The film stars Richard Arlen, Jean Parker, Nils Asther, Marie Wilson, Roger Pryor, Eddie Quillan and Dick Purcell.
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After being fired for taking the blame for his co-pilot's incompetence, airline pilot Jim Clark (Richard Arlen) starts his own airline, Honeymoon Air, flying for weddings and divorces between Los Angeles and Las Vegas/Reno. He brings stewardess Shirley Brooks (Jean Parker) with him as a partner.Actors
Richard Arlen
(Jim Clark)
Jean Parker
(Shirley Brooks)
Nils Asther
(Eric Karolek)
Marie Wilson
(Veronica Gimble)
Eddie Quillan
(Riley)
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