Tail Spin

WOMEN AIR RACES...Ripping the skies asunder with blinding speed.

Duration: 84 min
Release date: 1939-02-19
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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.

Drama

Tail Spin

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Alice Faye
Alice Faye
as Trixie Lee
Constance Bennett
Constance Bennett
as Gerry Lester
Nancy Kelly
Nancy Kelly
as Lois Allen
Joan Davis
Joan Davis
as Babe Dugan
Charles Farrell
Charles Farrell
as Bud
Jane Wyman
Jane Wyman
as Alabama
Kane Richmond
Kane Richmond
as Lieutenant Dick 'Tex' Price
Wally Vernon
Wally Vernon
as Chick
Joan Valerie
Joan Valerie
as Sunny
Harry Davenport
Harry Davenport
as T.P. Lester
Edward Norris
Edward Norris
as Speed Allen
J. Anthony Hughes
J. Anthony Hughes
as Al Moore
Mary Gordon
Mary Gordon
as Mrs. Lee
Robert Allen
Robert Allen
as Charlie
Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon
as Storekeeper (Uncredited)
Helen Brown
Helen Brown
as Gerry's Nurse (Uncredited)
William B. Davidson
William B. Davidson
as Sales Manager (Uncredited)
Fern Emmett
Fern Emmett
as Matilda, Gerry's Maid (Uncredited)
Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale
as Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)
Sam Hayes
Sam Hayes
as Announcer (Uncredited)
Harold Miller
Harold Miller
as Officer at Bar in Cleveland Club (Uncredited)
Adrian Morris
Adrian Morris
as Repo Man (Uncredited)
Renie Riano
Renie Riano
as Chick's Pilot Girlfriend (Uncredited)
Harry Rosenthal
Harry Rosenthal
as Harrison, Cafe Manager (Uncredited)
Edwin Stanley
Edwin Stanley
as Doctor (Uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Emmett Vogan
as Powder Puff Derby Starter (Uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
Eddie Dunn
as Eddie, Mechanic (Uncredited)
Robert Lowery
Robert Lowery
as Sam, Mechanic (Uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Ralph Dunn
as Mechanic (Uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Jack Pennick
as Mechanic (Uncredited)
James Conaty
James Conaty
as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Larry Steers
Larry Steers
as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Murray Alper
Murray Alper
as Albuquerque Mechanic (Uncredited)
Kit Guard
Kit Guard
as Kansas City Mechanic (Uncredited)
Eddie Marr
Eddie Marr
as Kansas City Mechanic (Uncredited)
Milburn Stone
Milburn Stone
as Kansas City Mechanic (Uncredited)
Alice Armand
Alice Armand
as Flyer (Uncredited)
Barbara Brewster
Barbara Brewster
as Flyer (Uncredited)
Gloria Brewster
Gloria Brewster
as Flyer (Uncredited)
Dorothy Dearing
Dorothy Dearing
as Flyer (Uncredited)
Helen Ericson
Helen Ericson
as Flyer (Uncredited)
June Gale
June Gale
as Flyer (Uncredited)
Betty Gillies
Betty Gillies
as Flyer (Uncredited)
Mary Healy
Mary Healy
as Flyer (Uncredited)
Teddy Kenyon
Teddy Kenyon
as Flyer (Uncredited)
Ruth Nichols
Ruth Nichols
as Flyer (Uncredited)
Lillian Porter
Lillian Porter
as Flyer (Uncredited)
Margo Tanner
Margo Tanner
as Flyer (Uncredited)
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