Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan
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The Flying Irishman (aka Born to Fly) is a 1939 biographical drama film produced by RKO Pictures about Douglas Corrigan's unofficial transatlantic flight the previous year in a dilapidated Curtiss Robin light aircraft.
The Flying Irishman: Directed by Leigh Jason. With Douglas Corrigan, Paul Kelly, Robert Armstrong, Gene Reynolds. This is the story of the historic 1938 flight of Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan who starred as himself in this film, which chronicled his infamous flight.
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- Biography, Drama
- Leigh Jason
- 1939-04-07
This is the story of the historic 1938 flight of Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan. Mr. Corrigan starred in this film, which chronicled his infamous flight. On Ju...
- 71 min
- 8.1K
- Public Gems
The Flying Irishman, released that same year, is not one of them. It is, however, an offbeat historical account of an authentic American folk hero, Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan, whose nickname still resonates long after people have forgotten who he is or what he did.
- Leigh Jason, Edward Killy
- Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan
This is the story of the historic 1938 flight of Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan. Mr. Corrigan starred in this film, which chronicled his infamous flight. On July 17, 1938, Mr. Corrigan loaded 320 gallons of gasoline (40 hours worth) into the tiny, single engine plane.
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...
- Biography
Summaries. This is the story of the historic 1938 flight of Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan. Mr. Corrigan starred in this film, which chronicled his infamous flight. On July 17, 1938, Mr. Corrigan loaded 320 gallons of gasoline (40 hours worth) into the tiny, single engine plane.
