Production
Insane night-flying sequences shot with actual primitive aircraft.
Acting
John Barrymore's volcanic Riviere, a boss you'd die for.
Director
Clarence Brown
John Barrymore
Riviere
Helen Hayes
Madame Fabian
Clark Gable
Jules
Lionel Barrymore
Robineau
Robert Montgomery
Auguste Pellerin
Myrna Loy
Wife of Brazilian Pilot
William Gargan
Brazilian Pilot
C. Henry Gordon
Daudet
Leslie Fenton
Jules' Radio Operator / Co-Pilot
Harry Beresford
Pierre Roblet
Frank Conroy
Radio Operator
Dorothy Burgess
Pellerin's Girlfriend
Irving Pichel
Dr. Decosta
Helen Jerome Eddy
Worried Mother
Buster Phelps
Sick Child
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry sued MGM for stealing from his novel without credit; they settled out of court.
Banned in Nazi Germany for showing 'defeatist' attitudes toward death—apparently pilots should WANT to die.
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