Flying Blind (1941)
1941 · Feature film · 69 min · dir. Frank McDonald
A plane-load of thrills ... as two lovers battle spies in the skies!
- Drama
- Comedy
- Action
Synopsis
A spy steals a secret military device, then hijacks an airliner to get away. The airliner crashes in the wilderness & the survivors are threatened by a raging forest fire.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Frank McDonald
- Writer
- Richard Murphy
- Composer
- Dimitri Tiomkin
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures, Pine-Thomas Productions
- Released
- 1941-08-29
- Running time
- 69 minutes
Cast & crew
Frank McDonald Director
Richard Arlen
Jean Parker
Nils Asther
Marie Wilson
Roger Pryor
Eddie Quillan
Dick Purcell
Grady Sutton
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Surprisingly good · kareneliot · 2010-07-10
Even though I only give this one 3 stars, it was actually very good - just not 4 stars good. It had a little bit of something for everyone. Screwball romance, comedy, a tiny bit of suspense, airplanes, spies, forest fires, the Owl Patrol Scout Group... yep, something for everyone. I thought the general idea of Honeymoon Airlines was cute and the movie moved along at a good pace and kept my interest. It was a good little movie. Recommended!
★★ · A Sorry Mix of Comedy, Romance, Drama, Action, Espionage, etc · Poohbah70 · 2019-06-08
Oh yes, something for everyone, if you like mixed nuts. Richard Arlen as the all-business, wiseguy, romantic lead and"Smiling" Eddie Quillan as his silly sidekick are forgettable - as are most of the other characters. However, Jean Parker was okay as the girl in Arlen's life. And Grady Sutton and Marie Wilson - both great comics - and, conceptually, a great choice as a team - are sadly underused - although Wilson gets off a few ditzy comments. But, not really worth watching, unless like myself, you like screening silly movies on the Internet Archive - in the hope that there might be something…
