The Flying Irishman


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.
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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. The Flying Irishman featuring Douglas Corrigan and Eddie Quillan is not currently available to stream, rent, or buy but you can add it to your want to see list for updates. It's a biography and drama movie.
Director
Leigh Jason
Douglas Corrigan
Douglas Corrigan
Henry Corrigan
Eddie Quillan
Butch Brannen
Paul Kelly
Joe Alden
Robert Armstrong
Young Douglas Corrigan
Gene Reynolds
Airport Personnel Manager
Minor Watson
Ma Corrigan
Dorothy Peterson
Young Henry Corrigan
Scotty Beckett
Edith Corrigan
Peggy Ryan
Young Edith Corrigan
Becky Bohanon
Roy Thompson
Donald MacBride
Mamie Thompson
Cora Witherspoon
Smedley
Spencer Charters
Maybelle
Dorothy Appleby
Sally
Joyce Compton
Dr. Howard
Roy Gordon
Clothing Store Sales Clerk
Grady Sutton
Teenager
Marcia Mae Jones
J.R. Robinson
Edward Gargan
Car Repo Man
Charles Williams
Airport Gas Attendant
George Chandler
Writer
Dalton Trumbo
Writer
Ernest Pagano


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