The Flying Irishman

Synopsis

This is the story of the historic 1938 flight of Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan. Mr. Corrigan starred in this film, which chronicled his infamous flight. On July 17, 1938, Mr. Corrigan loaded 320 gallons of gasoline (40 hours worth) into the tiny, single engine plane. While expressing his intent to fly west to Long Beach, CA, Mr. Corrigan flew out of Floyd Bennett Field heading east over the Atlantic. Instrumentation in the plane included two compasses (both malfunctioned) and a turn-and-bank indicator. The cabin door was held shut with baling wire. Nearly 29 hours later, he landed in Baldonnel near Dublin. He forever claimed to be surprised at arriving in Ireland rather than California. He returned to the US as a hero, with a ticker tape parade in New York and received numerous medals and awards.

Main Cast

Douglas Corrigan

Douglas Corrigan

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Eddie Quillan

Henry Corrigan

Age : 83 | Popularity : 4%

Paul Kelly

Butch Brannen

Age : 57 | Popularity : 5%

Robert Armstrong

Joe Alden

Age : 82 | Popularity : 7%

Gene Reynolds

Young Douglas Corrigan

Age : 96 | Popularity : 4%

Minor Watson

Airport Personnel Manager

Age : 75 | Popularity : 8%

Dorothy Peterson

Ma Corrigan

Age : 81 | Popularity : 4%

Scotty Beckett

Young Henry Corrigan

Age : 38 | Popularity : 5%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Screenplay	Dalton Trumbo Ernest Pagano
Camera	Director of Photography	J. Roy Hunt
Directing	Director	Leigh Jason
Department	Role	Name

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