Night Flight (1933 film)
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Night Flight theatrical poster
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| Directed by | Clarence Brown |
| Produced by | David O. Selznick |
| Written by | Oliver H.P. Garrett John Monk Saunders Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (novel: Vol de nuit) |
| Starring |
John Barrymore Lionel Barrymore Clark Gable Helen Hayes Robert Montgomery Myrna Loy |
| Music by |
Herbert Stothart Charles Maxwell (orchestrator) |
| Cinematography |
Elmer Dyer Charles A. Marshall Oliver T. Marsh |
| Edited by | Hal C. Kern |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $499,000 |
| Box office | $1,079,000 |
Night Flight (also known as Dark to Dawn) is a 1933 American pre-Code aviation drama film produced by David O. Selznick and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Clarence Brown. The film stars John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Clark Gable, Helen Hayes, Robert Montgomery, and Myrna Loy.
It is based on the 1931 novel of the same name which won the Prix Femina the same year, by French writer and pioneering aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Based on Saint-Exupéry's personal experiences while flying on South American mail routes, Night Flight recreates a 24-hour period of the operations of a fictional airline based on Aéropostale, Trans-Andean European Air Mail.
In 1942, Night Flight was withdrawn from circulation as a result of a dispute between MGM and Saint Exupéry. Its public re-release had to wait until 2011, when legal obstacles were overcome.
In South America, the daunting mountains and dangerous weather have hampered the operations of Trans-Andean European Air Mail, a 1930s-era airline. Charged with delivering a serum to stem an outbreak of infantile paralysis in Rio de Janeiro, Auguste Pellerin (Robert Montgomery) conquers his fears, but is reprimanded by the airline's stern director, A. Riviére (John Barrymore) for coming in late.
Determined to make the night flight program work, Riviére has sent pilot Jules Fabian (Clark Gable) and his wireless operator on another dangerous flight. The pair are caught in a torrential rain storm and when Madame Fabian (Helen Hayes) comes to the headquarters, she realizes that her husband is overdue. The two airmen, flying blind over the ocean, run out of fuel and choose to jump, but are drowned.
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