Charter Pilot

Dec 6, 1940

1h 10m

★ 6.0

Flying Romeo Meets Broadcast Queen!

Overview

US-to-Central-America freight service pilot gets engaged to radio broadcaster and promises to take a desk job but the urge for adventure is too strong.

Genres

Adventure

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Charter Pilot Trailers

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Cast

King Morgan

Lloyd Nolan

Marge Duncan

Lynn Bari

Ophie

Etta McDaniel

Charlie Crane

George Montgomery

Raquel Andrews

Arleen Whelan

Faber

Henry Victor

Fred Adams

Chick Chandler

W.J. Brady

Andrew Tombes

Horace Sturgeon

Hobart Cavanaugh

Al Stevens, mechanic-henchman

Sherry Hall

Jose, a boy

Robert Spindola

Owen

Charles C. Wilson

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