Mariners of the Sky (1936)
Also known as Navy Born
1936 · Feature film · 67 min · dir. Nate Watt
- Drama
- Romance
Synopsis
When Tex Jones, a navy pilot stationed on an aircraft carrier, learns that he is a father, he shares the news with his best pals and fellow pilots, Red Furness, Steve Bassett and Bill Lyons. Their ship reaches its home port of San Diego thirty days later, but when Tex returns home, he discovers that his wife Mary died the previous night. Tex is overwhelmed with grief, and while he looks at his son, whom he and Red call "the Admiral," Red dissuades Mary's snobbish sister, Bernice Farrington,…
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Nate Watt
- Writer
- Mildred Cram
- Studio
- Republic Pictures
- Released
- 1936-06-02
- Running time
- 67 minutes
Cast & crew
Nate Watt Director
William Gargan
Claire Dodd
Douglas Fowley
George Irving
Dorothy Tree
William Newell
Jack Randall
Claudia Coleman
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · 3 Navy Airmen and a Baby · Bro Bubba · 2005-11-03
A few funny moments in this overall watchable movie. A little "Hooray for the Navy" pre-war propaganda. Some nifty historical footage of biplanes taking off from a carrier. Pretty average but an alright way to waste an hour.
