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  • Test Pilot (1938)
  • Passed
    119 min | Drama, Romance
Test Pilot (1938)
Passed
119 min | Drama, Romance

Jim is a test pilot. His wife Ann and best friend Gunner try their best to keep him sober. But the life of a test pilot is anything but safe.
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Director
Writers
Vincent Lawrence (screen play) | Waldemar Young (screen play) | Frank Wead (original story)
Producer
Composer
Franz Waxman (musical score)
Cinematographer
Ray June (photographed by)
Editor
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Apr 16, 1938

Release date
Apr 22, 1938 (United States)

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Cast

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76 cast members
Name Known for
Clark Gable
Jim Lane Jim Lane   See fewer
Myrna Loy
Ann Thurston Barton Ann Thurston Barton   See fewer
Spencer Tracy
Gunner Morse Gunner Morse   See fewer
Lionel Barrymore
Howard B. Drake Howard B. Drake   See fewer
Samuel S. Hinds
General Ross General Ross   See fewer
Marjorie Main
Landlady Landlady   See fewer
Gloria Holden
Mrs. May Benson Mrs. May Benson   See fewer
Louis Jean Heydt
Greg Benson Greg Benson   See fewer
Claudia Coleman
Mrs. Frank Barton Mrs. Frank Barton   See fewer
Arthur Aylesworth
Mr. Frank Barton Mr. Frank Barton   See fewer
Ernie Alexander
Field Mechanic (uncredited) Field Mechanic (uncredited)   See fewer
Hooper Atchley
Pilot in Cafe (uncredited) Pilot in Cafe (uncredited)   See fewer
Ken Barton
Announcer (uncredited) Announcer (uncredited)   See fewer
Lulu Mae Bohrman
Saleslady (uncredited) Saleslady (uncredited)   See fewer
Bobby Caldwell
Benson Child (uncredited) Benson Child (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Cheatham
Attendant (uncredited) Attendant (uncredited)   See fewer
Dudley Clements
Mr. Brown (uncredited) Mr. Brown (uncredited)   See fewer
Roger Converse
Advertising Man (uncredited) Advertising Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Nick Copeland
Drake Mechanic (uncredited) Drake Mechanic (uncredited)   See fewer
Dix Davis
Kid (uncredited) Kid (uncredited)   See fewer
James Donlan
Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Lester Dorr
Pilot (uncredited) Pilot (uncredited)   See fewer
Donald Douglas
Pilot in Cafe (uncredited) Pilot in Cafe (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Du Frane
N.A.A. Official (uncredited) N.A.A. Official (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Engle
Little Man (uncredited) Little Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Estelle Etterre
Saleslady (uncredited) Saleslady (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Fiske
Attendant (uncredited) Attendant (uncredited)   See fewer
James Flavin
Pilot (uncredited) Pilot (uncredited)   See fewer
Byron Foulger
Designer (uncredited) Designer (uncredited)   See fewer
Otto Fries
Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
Gregory Gaye
Grant (uncredited) Grant (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Gilliam
Kid (uncredited) Kid (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Harris
Air Race Spectator / Party Guest (uncredited) Air Race Spectator / Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Fay Holden
Lingerie Saleslady (uncredited) Lingerie Saleslady (uncredited)   See fewer
Mary Howard
Movie Leading Lady (uncredited) Movie Leading Lady (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Stuart Hull
Floorwalker (uncredited) Floorwalker (uncredited)   See fewer
Mitchell Ingraham
N.A.A. Official (uncredited) N.A.A. Official (uncredited)   See fewer
Gladden James
Interne (uncredited) Interne (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Jaquet
Engine Expert (uncredited) Engine Expert (uncredited)   See fewer
Donald Kerr
Drake Mechanic (uncredited) Drake Mechanic (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Kipling
Floorwalker (uncredited) Floorwalker (uncredited)   See fewer
Knowlton Levenick
Kid (uncredited) Kid (uncredited)   See fewer
John Mack
Mechanic (uncredited) Mechanic (uncredited)   See fewer
Wally Maher
Mechanic (uncredited) Mechanic (uncredited)   See fewer
Claire McDowell
Funeral Home Associate (uncredited) Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)   See fewer
Douglas McPhail
Pilot Singing in Cafe (uncredited) Pilot Singing in Cafe (uncredited)   See fewer
Buddy Messinger
Field Mechanic (uncredited) Field Mechanic (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Moorhouse
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Forbes Murray
Pilot in Cafe (uncredited) Pilot in Cafe (uncredited)   See fewer
William H. O'Brien
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom O'Grady
Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
Garry Owen
Pilot (uncredited) Pilot (uncredited)   See fewer
Steve Pendleton
Pilot (uncredited) Pilot (uncredited)   See fewer
Alonzo Price
Meteorologist (uncredited) Meteorologist (uncredited)   See fewer
Cyril Ring
N.A.A. Official (uncredited) N.A.A. Official (uncredited)   See fewer
Dewey Robinson
Man on Roller Coaster (uncredited) Man on Roller Coaster (uncredited)   See fewer
Henry Roquemore
Fat Man at Baseball Game (uncredited) Fat Man at Baseball Game (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Rutherford
Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Brent Sargent
Movie Leading Man (uncredited) Movie Leading Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Syd Saylor
Boss Leader (uncredited) Boss Leader (uncredited)   See fewer
Hudson Shotwell
Pilot in Cafe (uncredited) Pilot in Cafe (uncredited)   See fewer
Martin Spellman
Kid (uncredited) Kid (uncredited)   See fewer
Marilyn Spinner
Benson Child (uncredited) Benson Child (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Sullivan
Field Mechanic (uncredited) Field Mechanic (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Sully
Pilot in Cafe (uncredited) Pilot in Cafe (uncredited)   See fewer
Phillip Terry
Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Tomick
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Tucker
Pilot in Cafe (uncredited) Pilot in Cafe (uncredited)   See fewer
Tommy Tucker
Sonny Benson (uncredited) Sonny Benson (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothy Vaughan
Fat Lady (uncredited) Fat Lady (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Waldron Jr.
Pilot (uncredited) Pilot (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Walker
Pilot in Cafe (uncredited) Pilot in Cafe (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Winslow
Pilot in Cafe (uncredited) Pilot in Cafe (uncredited)   See fewer
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