Based on a true story, Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan (playing himself) wants to make history by completing a solo transatlantic flight. Unfortunately, his partner (Paul Kelly) has wrecked his plane, and he can't afford to purchase a new one. Undaunted, he cobbles together a craft that gets him from California to New York, where it's deemed unsafe to attempt an ocean crossing. Corrigan agrees to fly back west -- but takes off east instead, making it to Ireland and earning him fame.

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Cast

Crew

Leigh Jason

Director

Douglas Corrigan

Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan

Actor

Paul Kelly

Butch Brannan

Actor

Robert Armstrong

Joseph "Joe" Alden

Actor

Gene Reynolds

Clyde "'Douglas" Corrigan

Actor

Donald MacBride

Mr. Roy Thompson

Actor

Eddie Quillan

Henry Corrigan

Actor

J.M. Kerrigan

Mr. Clyde Corrigan Sr.

Actor

Dorothy Peterson

Mrs. Edith Corrigan

Actor

Scotty Beckett

Henry Corrigan

Actor

Joyce Compton

Sally

Actor

Dorothy Appleby

Maybelle

Actor

Minor Watson

Airline Personnel Manager (uncredited)

Actor

Cora Witherspoon

Mrs. Mamie "Make" Thompson (uncredited)

Actor

Spencer Charters

Mr. Smedley (uncredited)

Actor

Peggy Ryan

Miss Edith Corrigan

Actor

Knox Manning

Commentator

Actor

Pandro S. Berman

Producer

Ernest Pagano

Screenwriter

Dalton Trumbo

Screenwriter

J. Roy Hunt

Cinematographer

Arthur Roberts

Film Editing

Roy Webb

Original Music

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