Movie
Tail Spin
Released: February 19, 1939 (1939)
Runtime: 84 minutes
Genres: Drama
Trixie is a female pilot looking to win a big race to advance her career. During one race, however, her plane becomes damaged, and she needs help to repair it. She meets a Navy pilot named "Tex" Price and tries to gain his aid. Tex soon meets another pilot, Gerry, a novice who seeks to win an important upcoming race. Tex, concerned for Gerry's safety, tries to convince her not to race. But Gerry, now a rival of Trixie's, is determined to fly.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Harry Davenport as T.P. Lester
Age at release: 73
- Charles Farrell as Bud
Age at release: 38
- Constance Bennett as Gerry Lester
Age at release: 34
- Wally Vernon as Chick
Age at release: 33
- Kane Richmond as Lieutenant Dick 'Tex' Price
Age at release: 32
- Joan Davis as Babe Dugan
Age at release: 31
- Joan Valerie as Sunny
Age at release: 27
- Alice Faye as Trixie Lee
Age at release: 23
- Jane Wyman as Alabama
Age at release: 22
- Nancy Kelly as Lois Allen
Age at release: 17
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- Edwin Stanley as Doctor (Uncredited)
Age at release: 58
- Mary Gordon as Mrs. Lee
Age at release: 56
- William B. Davidson as Sales Manager (Uncredited)
Age at release: 50
- Jonathan Hale as Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)
Age at release: 47
- Irving Bacon as Storekeeper (Uncredited)
Age at release: 45
- Harry Rosenthal as Harrison, Cafe Manager (Uncredited)
Age at release: 45
- Emmett Vogan as Powder Puff Derby Starter (Uncredited)
Age at release: 45
- Harold Miller as Officer at Bar in Cleveland Club (Uncredited)
Age at release: 44
- Jack Pennick as Mechanic (Uncredited)
Age at release: 43
- Fern Emmett as Matilda, Gerry's Maid (Uncredited)
Age at release: 42
- Eddie Dunn as Eddie, Mechanic (Uncredited)
Age at release: 42
- Renie Riano as Chick's Pilot Girlfriend (Uncredited)
Age at release: 39
- Ralph Dunn as Mechanic (Uncredited)
Age at release: 38
- Helen Brown as Gerry's Nurse (Uncredited)
Age at release: 37
- J. Anthony Hughes as Al Moore
Age at release: 34
- Robert Allen as Charlie
Age at release: 32
- Adrian Morris as Repo Man (Uncredited)
Age at release: 32
- Edward Norris as Speed Allen
Age at release: 27
- Robert Lowery as Sam, Mechanic (Uncredited)
Age at release: 25
- Sam Hayes as Announcer (Uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown