Tail Spin (1939)

6.3/10 84 min Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Alice Faye

Trixie Lee

Constance Bennett

Gerry Lester

Nancy Kelly

Lois Allen

Joan Davis

Babe Dugan

Charles Farrell

Bud

Jane Wyman

Alabama

Kane Richmond

Lieutenant Dick 'Tex' Price

Wally Vernon

Chick

Joan Valerie

Sunny

Harry Davenport

T.P. Lester

Edward Norris

Speed Allen

J. Anthony Hughes

Al Moore

Mary Gordon

Mrs. Lee

Robert Allen

Charlie

Irving Bacon

Storekeeper (Uncredited)

Helen Brown

Gerry's Nurse (Uncredited)

William B. Davidson

Sales Manager (Uncredited)

Fern Emmett

Matilda, Gerry's Maid (Uncredited)

Jonathan Hale

Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)

Sam Hayes

Announcer (Uncredited)

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