Pilot X (1936): Cast
Pilot X is a 1936 adventure mystery film directed by Elmer Clifton, starring Leon Ames as Carl Goering, Forrest Taylor and John Elliott. It runs 1 hour 9 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 9m (69 min)
- Director
- Elmer Clifton
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Fanchon Royer Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Pilot X About?
The premise of Pilot X without spoilers.
Aircraft are being shot down by a large black plane with a big “X” painted on the wing. The chief suspects are invited for the weekend to an old dark mansion.
Pilot X Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- b movie
- poverty row film
- low budget film
- double feature film
- damsel in distress
- deception
- held at gunpoint
- psychiatrist
- world war one trauma
- cigarette smoking
- mutiple flight disasters
- aeronautics bureau
+38 more Show fewer
- radical theory
- 1930s
- stock footage
- test pilot
- aircraft factory owner
- violence
- vindication
- gunfire
- reprisal
- interrogation
- retribution
- german pilot
- french pilot
- english pilot
- american pilot
- lafayette escadrille
- prisoner of war
- revenge
- vengeance
- threatening note
- nervous breakdown
- confrontation
- fistfight
- ambush
- airplane duel
- leather helmet and goggles
- insanity
- remorse
- army desertion
- treachery
- hostility
- night owl movie
- grindhouse film
- aviation
- disturbed war veteran
- maniac
- murder
- aerial combat
Pilot X Cast & Characters
Leon Ames leads the cast as Carl Goering, with Forrest Taylor as Survivor and John Elliott as Doctor Norris. Directed by Elmer Clifton; 13 actors are credited in all.
- Director Elmer Clifton
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Leon Ames as Carl Goering - Forrest Taylor as Survivor
- John Elliott as Doctor Norris
- Reed Howes as Lieut. John Ives
Also Starring in Pilot X
· 9 more- Henry Hall Henry Goering
- Wheeler Oakman Lieut. Douglas Thompson
- John Carroll Jerry Blackwood
- Pat Somerset Capt. Roland Saunders
- Lona Andre Helen Gage
- Hans Joby Lieut. Baron von Guttard
- Gaston Glass Lieut. Rene La Rue
- John S. Peters Lt. Baron von Guttard
- Willard Kent Inspector Gallagher
More from Elmer Clifton
More films directed by Elmer Clifton: Not Wanted, The Judge, Seven Doors to Death and Captain America.
Pilot X Also Known As
5 alternative titles, including “Death in the Sky” and “Le pilote X”.
- Also known as
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- Death in the Sky
- Le pilote X
- Murder in the Air
- The Mysterious Bombardier
- Death in the Air
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Movies Like Pilot X
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Plane, Flight to Tangier and Project X.
Pilot X FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Pilot X, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Pilot X?
Pilot X runs 1 hour 9 minutes (69 minutes).
When was Pilot X released?
Pilot X was released on December 1, 1936.
Who directed Pilot X?
Pilot X was directed by Elmer Clifton.
More films by Elmer Clifton Who is in the cast of Pilot X?
Pilot X stars Leon Ames as Carl Goering, Forrest Taylor as Survivor and John Elliott as Doctor Norris, among 13 credited actors.
Does Pilot X have a post-credit scene?
No. Pilot X has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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