Flight Angels (1940): Cast & Plot
Flight Angels is a 1940 drama directed by Lewis Seiler, starring Ralph Bellamy as Bill Graves, Jane Wyman and Virginia Bruce. It runs 1 hour 14 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 14m (74 min)
- Director
- Lewis Seiler
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Flight Angels About?
The premise of Flight Angels without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Federal Airlines ace pilot Chick Faber is grounded after a doctor declares his eyesight failing. Flight superintendent Bill Graves assigns him to teach at the airline’s hostess school alongside Nan Hudson, where he meets and marries Mary Norvell. When the Army plans to test a stratosphere aircraft he co‑designed with Artie Dixon, Chick is eager to pilot the first flight, but permission is denied.
Flight Angels Themes & Keywords
· 33 tags- wyman and morris
- airline
- teacher
- school
- pilot
- eyesight
- doctor
- womanizer
- test flight
- student
- san antonio texas
- romantic rivalry
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- porter
- passenger
- oxygen
- marriage
- marriage proposal
- invention
- friendship
- fog
- fight
- childbirth
- blackout
- binge drinking
- bar
- bartender
- ambulance
- airport
- airplane
- airplane accident
- aviation
- stewardess
- san francisco california
Flight Angels Cast & Characters
Ralph Bellamy leads the cast as Bill Graves, with Jane Wyman as Nan Hudson and Virginia Bruce as Mary Norvell. Directed by Lewis Seiler; 10 actors are credited in all.
- Director Lewis Seiler
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Ralph Bellamy as Bill Graves - Jane Wyman as Nan Hudson
- Virginia Bruce as Mary Norvell
- Wayne Morris as Artie Dixon
Also Starring in Flight Angels
· 6 more- Dennis Morgan Chick Farber
- John Litel Dr. Barclay
- John Ridgely Lt. Parsons
- Dorothea Kent Mabel
- Lucile Fairbanks Thelma
- Margot Stevenson Rita
More from Lewis Seiler
More films directed by Lewis Seiler: The True Story of Lynn Stuart, Battle Stations, Women’s Prison and The Bamboo Prison.
Flight Angels Plot Summary
What happens in Flight Angels from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Ace commercial airline pilot Chick Farber, Dennis Morgan, finds himself grounded after a routine flight physical reveals his eyesight is failing. Flight Superintendent Bill Graves, Ralph Bellamy, steps in and convinces Chick to take a steadier route by becoming a teacher in the school for stewardesses. While he remains with the airline, he teams up with engineer Artie Dixon, Wayne Morris, and works secretly on a bold new design he calls the “stratosphere ship”, a machine that could transform commercial aviation by flying far faster and higher than anything in use at the time.
Full summary
The whole story of Flight Angels, scene by scene
Flight Angels Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Flight Angels.
How Well Do You Know Flight Angels?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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Which actor portrays the ace commercial pilot Chick Farber?
Cars in Flight Angels
3 cars on screen, including the 1940 Buick unknown and the 1940 Chevrolet Special De Luxe.
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1940 Buick unknown Minor role -
1940 Chevrolet Special De Luxe Minor role -
1929 Studebaker Commander Minor role
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Movies Like Flight Angels
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Flight, Air Hostess and Men with Wings.
Flight Angels FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Flight Angels, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Flight Angels?
Flight Angels runs 1 hour 14 minutes (74 minutes).
When was Flight Angels released?
Flight Angels was released on May 18, 1940.
Who directed Flight Angels?
Flight Angels was directed by Lewis Seiler.
More films by Lewis Seiler Who is in the cast of Flight Angels?
Flight Angels stars Ralph Bellamy as Bill Graves, Jane Wyman as Nan Hudson and Virginia Bruce as Mary Norvell, among 10 credited actors.
Does Flight Angels have a post-credit scene?
No. Flight Angels has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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