Directed by:
Frank CapraCast:
Jack Holt, Ralph Graves, Fay Wray, Hobart Bosworth, Roscoe Karns, Harold Goodwin, Clarence Muse, Emmett Corrigan, Richard Alexander, Bess Flowers (more)Plots(1)
This was another adventure yarn in a series Columbia produced with the Holt-Graves combination (WAR CORRESPONDENT, FLIGHT, HELL'S ISLAND), but what made it a standout was the direction by imaginative Frank Capra. The story deals with Graves flying over the South Pole a la Admiral Byrd and landing so that the US flag can be planted. The plane cracks up and the occupants are thrown free to begin their freezing trudge back to civilization. It's hopeless, of course, until a US Navy dirigible comes to the rescue under the command of Holt. This film was one of the first big-budget productions approved of by studio mogul Harry Cohn. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jack Holt
USA
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Ralph Graves
USA
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Fay Wray
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Hobart Bosworth
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Roscoe Karns
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Harold Goodwin
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Clarence Muse
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Emmett Corrigan
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Richard Alexander
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Bess Flowers
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George 'Gabby' Hayes
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Edward Hearn
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Selmer Jackson
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Eddie Kane
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Kenneth MacDonald
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Adrian Morris
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William H. O'Brien
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Broderick O'Farrell
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Alan Roscoe
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Harry Strang
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