Two military pilots are close friends, and share in a lot of hazardous missions while engaging in a series of good-natured romantic rivalries.Two military pilots are close friends, and share in a lot of hazardous missions while engaging in a series of good-natured romantic rivalries.Two military pilots are close friends, and share in a lot of hazardous missions while engaging in a series of good-natured romantic rivalries.
Edward J. Nugent
- Lt. Richard 'Woody' Wood
- (as Eddie Nugent)
Frank McGlynn Sr.
- Colonel Worthington
- (as Frank McGlynn)
John Mack
- Army Sergeant Baker
- (as Jack Mack)
June Gittelson
- Gretchen
- (as June Gittleson)
Hattie McDaniel
- Ida Johnson
- (as Hattie McDaniels)
Henry Roquemore
- Train Conductor
- (uncredited)
Joan Woodbury
- Catherine O'Toole
- (uncredited)
Frank Yaconelli
- Accordion Player
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaThis film's earliest documented telecasts took place in Cincinnati Friday 10 March 1950 on WKRC (Channel 11), in New York City Saturday 27 May 1950 on WATV (Channel 13), and again Sunday 11 June 1950 on WPIX (Channel 11), in Philadelphia Monday 24 July 1950 on WPZ (Channel 3), and in San Francisco Sunday 13 August 1950 on KRON (Channel 4).
- GoofsImmediately after Soapy and Woody fly through hours of heavy downpour, described as the "worst storm in years", Soapy drives into town in his convertible and leaves it with the top down. The weather is fine.
- Quotes
Lt. Tom 'Soapy' Cooper: Good evening, my little songbird.
Gretchen: Could I sing something just for you?
Lt. Tom 'Soapy' Cooper: Could you sing Far, Far Away?
Gretchen: I'm afraid I don't know it, but I can sing Down By the Old Mill Stream.
Lt. Tom 'Soapy' Cooper: No, that's not far enough.
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Frank MacHugh's Brother Supports Jimmy Cagney's Brother
William Cagney and Edward J. Nugent are Army Air Corps fliers, who compete over girls by playing tricks on each other/Towards the end they settle on fighting over June Collyer.
Clearly Monogram thought they might catch lightning in a bottle by hiring Jimmy cagney's brother. While he does look a lot like his more famous brother, he is a much lower energy performer, and the resemblance hurts the movie. Nugent seems present to offer a sort of Chester Morris vibe to the production. In fact, this looks like a lot of other early 1930s military buddy movies, but the low-rent leads lack much in the way of star power, and the adventure ending has the pair in a balloon -- I suppose Monogram couldn't afford to rent a dirigible.
WIlliam Cagney made only five movies before he became a producing partner for brother Jimmy. He died in 1988, aged 82.
Clearly Monogram thought they might catch lightning in a bottle by hiring Jimmy cagney's brother. While he does look a lot like his more famous brother, he is a much lower energy performer, and the resemblance hurts the movie. Nugent seems present to offer a sort of Chester Morris vibe to the production. In fact, this looks like a lot of other early 1930s military buddy movies, but the low-rent leads lack much in the way of star power, and the adventure ending has the pair in a balloon -- I suppose Monogram couldn't afford to rent a dirigible.
WIlliam Cagney made only five movies before he became a producing partner for brother Jimmy. He died in 1988, aged 82.
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- Murder in the Stratosphere
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- Runtime1 hour 4 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Lost in the Stratosphere (1934) officially released in Canada in English?
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