Father Takes the Air
1951 film directed by Frank McDonald
- June 17, 1951 (1951-06-17)
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Father Takes the Air is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and written by D.D. Beauchamp. The film stars Raymond Walburn, Walter Catlett, Gary Gray, Florence Bates, Barbara Brown, M'liss McClure and James Brown. The film was released on June 17, 1951 by Monogram Pictures.[1][2][3]
Plot
Barbara Latham, the daughter of Henry Latham, takes temporary charge of a small flying-school. Her father is inspired to restart his flying career, not having flown since the end of World War I. Another WWI vet, Colton, now acting as mayor joins in as the two former WWI pilots unwittingly take a contract to fly a much-wanted criminal to Las Vegas, but forget to refuel the airplane in this classic misadventure.
Cast
- Raymond Walburn as Henry Latham
- Walter Catlett as Mayor George Colton
- Gary Gray as David Latham
- Florence Bates as Minerva Bobbin
- Barbara Brown as Mrs. Latham
- M'liss McClure as Barbara Latham
- James Brown as Bob
- Georgie Nokes as Georgie Colton
- Carl Milletaire as Gordon Bennett
- Tom Dugan as Benny
- Billy Bletcher as Haggarly
- Maxine Semon as Miss Wells
- Don Hicks as Charlie Twitchell
- Joan Valerie as Blonde
References
External links
- Father Takes the Air at IMDb
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Films directed by Frank McDonald
- Broadway Hostess (1935)
- The Big Noise (1936)
- Isle of Fury (1936)
- Smart Blonde (1937)
- Her Husband's Secretary (1937)
- Reckless Living (1938)
- Flirting with Fate (1938)
- They Asked for It (1939)
- In Old Missouri (1940)
- Flying Blind (1941)
- No Hands on the Clock (1941)
- Wildcat (1942)
- Wrecking Crew (1942)
- Submarine Alert (1943)
- O, My Darling Clementine (1943)
- Alaska Highway (1943)
- Take It Big (1944)
- Gambler's Choice (1944)
- Lights of Old Santa Fe (1944)
- One Body Too Many (1944)
- Timber Queen (1944)
- Scared Stiff (1945)
- Tell It to a Star (1945)
- The Man from Oklahoma (1945)
- Along the Navajo Trail (1945)
- Bells of Rosarita (1945)
- My Pal Trigger (1946)
- Song of Arizona (1946)
- Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1947)
- Linda, Be Good (1947)
- French Leave (1948)
- Gun Smugglers (1948)
- Mr. Reckless (1948)
- The Big Sombrero (1949)
- Ringside (1949)
- Call of the Klondike (1950)
- Snow Dog (1950)
- Sierra Passage (1950)
- Texans Never Cry (1951)
- Father Takes the Air (1951)
- Yukon Manhunt (1951)
- Yellow Fin (1951)
- Northwest Territory (1951)
- Sea Tiger (1952)
- Yukon Gold (1952)
- Son of Belle Starr (1953)
- Thunder Pass (1954)
- The Big Tip Off (1955)
- Treasure of Ruby Hills (1955)
- The Underwater City (1962)
- Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963)
- Mara of the Wilderness (1965)
