Flight for Freedom (1943)

Director:

Lothar Mendes

Writers:

Horace McCoy (story)
Jane Murfin (adaptation)

Release Date:

15 April 1943 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Plot:

The life of air pioneer Amelia Earhart is here given a fictionalized treatment, with a speculative conclusion.

Plot Keywords:

Aviation | Female Pilot | WWII | Aviatrix

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Cast

Rosalind Russell	...	Tonie Carter
Fred MacMurray	...	Randy Britton
Herbert Marshall	...	Paul Turner
Eduardo Ciannelli	...	Johnny Salvini
Walter Kingsford	...	Admiral Graves
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hans Joby	...	Night Man (as John S. Peters)

Also Known As:

Stand to Die (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Sweden:15

Company:

RKO Radio Pictures

Quotes:

Paul Turner: Besides, fliers aren't good for women -- ever.
Tonie Carter: Oh, I know. Every flier's married to his plane.
Paul Turner: Not quite that bad. But they never know what's going on inside of other people. How can they? They live 10,000 feet up in a world entirely their own. Any girl's safer to leave them there.
Tonie Carter: Dad always used to say, when you're safe... you're dead.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Special Effects: Anything Can Happen (1996)

This is a fun Movie

This is a fun movie of thirties aviation. The mid air between Randy and Tonie is laughable and fake. That aside I enjoy the tone and the simple enjoyment of the movie for what it was, a WWII war movie. Randy (Fred Mac Murry) and Tonie fall for each other with the background of thirties type air racing and breaking records as their goals. Then when a special assignment comes up to look for a "missing pilot" over the Japanese mandated islands, they both volunteer. Overall this is one of my favorite movies for this type. The Japanese hotel manager - as a Jap spy- is so typical as to be laughable. But this movie is not about realism or political correctness.