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When the crime is discovered, Phelan reveals his true identity and attempts to take charge, but instead a "female" passenger draws a gun, disarms and handcuffs Phelan, and hijacks the plane. He removes his disguise: he is "Killer" Madsen. He disables the radio transmitter, throws the pilots' guns out the cockpit window, and orders them to fly to Evansville, Indiana. As they fly, Brewer asks for and is granted an interview: Madsen claims that he never murdered anyone with a knife and that, since he had been trying to escape scrutiny and not bring it on, someone else must have committed this new murder. |
When the crime is discovered, Phelan reveals his true identity and attempts to take charge, but instead a "female" passenger draws a gun, disarms and handcuffs Phelan, and hijacks the plane. He removes his disguise: he is "Killer" Madsen. He disables the radio transmitter, throws the pilots' guns out the cockpit window, and orders them to fly to Evansville, Indiana. As they fly, Brewer asks for and is granted an interview: Madsen claims that he never murdered anyone with a knife and that, since he had been trying to escape scrutiny and not bring it on, someone else must have committed this new murder. |
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Rita's attempt to drug Madsen's coffee knocks out copilot Johnny Martin (Carlyle Moore Jr.) instead. Then a [[Dust Bowl|dust storm]] comes up and all planes are ordered to land, but Madsen insists |
Rita's attempt to drug Madsen's coffee knocks out copilot Johnny Martin (Carlyle Moore Jr.) instead. Then a [[Dust Bowl|dust storm]] comes up and all planes are ordered to land, but Madsen insists White keep flying until the dust makes the engines fail. When they do, White makes an emergency landing in Missouri. Madsen insists leaving the plane 10 minutes before anyone else, and commandeers an elderly couple's farmhouse nearby, but the other passengers and crew end up at the same house and are again taken hostage. |
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Eventually Madsen demands that White try to repair the engines and resume the flight. Brewer goes along to help, and while Madsen is watching White, he manages to repair the radio and call for police as well as filing his story. |
Eventually Madsen demands that White try to repair the engines and resume the flight. Brewer goes along to help, and while Madsen is watching White, he manages to repair the radio and call for police as well as filing his story. |
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| Fugitive in the Sky | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Nick Grinde |
| Screenplay by | George Bricker |
| Story by | George Bricker |
| Produced by | Bryan Foy |
| Starring | Jean Muir Warren Hull Gordon Oliver Carlyle Moore Jr. Howard Phillips Wini Shaw |
| Cinematography | Ted D. McCord |
| Edited by | Frank DeWar |
| Music by | Howard Jackson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Fugitive in the Sky is a 1936 American drama film directed by Nick Grinde and written by George Bricker. The film stars Jean Muir, Warren Hull, Gordon Oliver, Carlyle Moore Jr., Howard Phillips and Wini Shaw. The film was released by Warner Bros. on November 28, 1936.[1][2]
Plot
In Los Angeles, air hostess Rita Moore (Jean Muir) chats with her suitor, reporter Terry Brewer (Warren Hull), as passengers check in beside the plane for a flight to New York. He recognizes "Roger Johnson" (John Litel) as federal agent Mike Phelan. Hoping that Phelan will be catching "Killer" Madsen, who is wanted for murder, Brewer phones his editor for permission and boards the plane as well, to the annoyance of pilot Bob White (Gordon Oliver), another suitor of Rita's. The Ford Trimotor now has a full load of 12 passengers.
At a stop in Albuquerque, passenger Katie Tristo (Nedda Harrigan), who generally talks about nothing but astrology, buys an Indian-made dagger from a souvenir stand. Between there and the next stop in Kansas City, most of the passengers are dozing when someone takes this dagger and stabs another passenger, Ramon Duval (Wild Bill Elliott).
When the crime is discovered, Phelan reveals his true identity and attempts to take charge, but instead a "female" passenger draws a gun, disarms and handcuffs Phelan, and hijacks the plane. He removes his disguise: he is "Killer" Madsen. He disables the radio transmitter, throws the pilots' guns out the cockpit window, and orders them to fly to Evansville, Indiana. As they fly, Brewer asks for and is granted an interview: Madsen claims that he never murdered anyone with a knife and that, since he had been trying to escape scrutiny and not bring it on, someone else must have committed this new murder.
Rita's attempt to drug Madsen's coffee knocks out copilot Johnny Martin (Carlyle Moore Jr.) instead. Then a dust storm comes up and all planes are ordered to land, but Madsen insists White keep flying until the dust makes the engines fail. When they do, White makes an emergency landing in Missouri. Madsen insists leaving the plane 10 minutes before anyone else, and commandeers an elderly couple's farmhouse nearby, but the other passengers and crew end up at the same house and are again taken hostage.
Eventually Madsen demands that White try to repair the engines and resume the flight. Brewer goes along to help, and while Madsen is watching White, he manages to repair the radio and call for police as well as filing his story.
The other hostages are afraid enough of Madsen to remain in the house, which has no phone. As they pass the time viewing 3-D photos with a stereoscope, Rita realizes that Katie looks younger when seen through its red lens; Phelan then recognizes her as a second fugitive, disguised by red makeup. Rita then finds a way to arm herself and goes to confront Madsen, but he uses Brewer as a shield and shoots White, injuring him. Brewer then manages to overpower Madsen; Phelan arrives and puts the handcuffs on Madsen.
When the police arrive, Phelan also arrests Katie Tristo, whose real name is Katie Dorne, for murdering Duval. Dorne and Duval had stolen $90,000 worth of bonds together; Phelan had been following Duval to catch them both. She killed Duval because he had taken all the bonds. Madsen's presence on the same plane was coincidental.
White now assists with a smile as Brewer proposes to Rita; the two board the plane and begin kissing.
Cast
- Jean Muir as Rita Moore
- Warren Hull as Terry Brewer
- Gordon Oliver as Bob White
- Carlyle Moore Jr. as Johnny Martin
- Howard Phillips as 'Killer' Madsen
- Wini Shaw as Autumn Day
- Mary Treen as Agatha Ormsby
- John Litel as Mike Phelan, aka Roger Johnson
- Wild Bill Elliott as Ramon Duval
- Nedda Harrigan as Mrs. Katie Tristo
- John Kelly as Kid Couch
- Joe Cunningham as Spike
- Don Barclay as Ronald DeWitt
- Charley Foy as Steve Fanning
- Spencer Charters as Henry Staeger
- Lillian Harmer as Martha Staeger
- Thomas E. Jackson as Dave Brandon
References
- ^ "Fugitive in the Sky (1936) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
- ^ "Fugitive in the Sky". Afi.com. 1936-11-24. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
External links
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