Men Against the Sky
1940 | 75m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Leslie Goodwins |
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| Writer: | Nathanael West, John Twist |
| Staring: |
| A draftswoman, the sister of an aging, alcoholic pilot, secretly uses her brother's ideas to solve design problems for an experimental military plane in an attempt to save the company and salvage her brother's reputation. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 06, 1940 |
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| Director: | Leslie Goodwins |
| Writer: | Nathanael West, John Twist |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | crash, test pilot, stunt airplane |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 18, 2026 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Richard Dix | Phil Mercedes |
| Kent Taylor | Martin Ames |
| Edmund Lowe | Dan McLean |
| Wendy Barrie | Kay Mercedes |
| Granville Bates | Mr. Burdett |
| Grant Withers | Mr. Grant |
| Donald Briggs | Dick Allerton |
| Charles Quigley | Flynn |
| Selmer Jackson | Capt. Sanders |
| Lee Bonnell | Capt. Wallen |
| Pamela Blake | Nurse |
| Joe Bordeaux | Mechanic |
| Jan Buckingham | Miss Ross |
| Eddie Dunn | Plainclothesman |
| Thornton Edwards | Court Clerk |
| Paul Everton | Banker |
| Roy Gordon | Judge J. Doran Fox |
| Denis Greene | Col. Kolbec |
| Jack Grey | Mechanic |
| Harry Harvey | Reception Clerk |
| Earle Hodgins | Barker |
| Ray Johnson | Mechanic |
| George J. Lewis | Lt. Norval |
| M.G. McConnell | Mechanic |
| Helene Millard | Mrs. Leslie McLean |
| Forbes Murray | Banker |
| George Noisom | Boy Entering Office |
| Ted O'Shea | Mechanic |
| Lee Phelps | Shop Foreman |
| Ronald R. Rondell | Ronnie - Waiter |
| John Sheehan | Bartender |
| Douglas Spencer | Mechanic |
| Chester Tallman | Mechanic |
| Harry Tyler | Agitated Passenger |
| Max Wagner | Max - Radioman |
| Jane Woodworth | Miss LeClair |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Nathanael West | Screenplay |
| Desmond Marquette | Editor |
| Frank Redman | Director of Photography |
| Leslie Goodwins | Director |
| John Twist | Story |
| Van Nest Polglase | Art Direction |
| Renié | Costume Design |
| Vernon L. Walker | Special Effects |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Howard Benedict | Producer |
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