Dirigible (1931) | |
| Director(s) | Frank Capra |
| Producer(s) | Frank Capra, Harry Cohn (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Top Topics | Aviation |
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Dirigible (1931) was a Adventure - Action Film directed by Frank Capra and produced by Frank Capra and Harry Cohn.
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Clearing Out My DVR Part 2: Madam Satan (1930); A Dress, A Dirigible and a Dame
By FlickChick on Nov 8, 2018 From A Person in the DarkI love my DVR. Next to the Keurig coffee maker and the GPS, it is an invention that changed my life for the better. However, unlike the coffee maker, which gratifies me instantly with hot coffee and the GPS, that provides quick and (usually) correct directions, the DVR requires that I actually watch... Read full article
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Originally planned by Paramount as a sensational follow-up to Wings, but they couldn't get the production off the ground. The story was sold to Columbia Pictures, and its final "lighter than air" plot reached theaters in 1931.
Debut of Richard Loo.
The production was shot during a California heat wave. To form vapor on the breath and give the impression that the pilots were in the Antarctic, the performers were given lumps of 'dry ice' (frozen carbon dioxide) in metal boxes to put in their mouths. Hobart Bosworth found the box cumbersome and simply put the ice in his mouth. He lost his tongue and most of his lower jaw.
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Debut of Richard Loo.
The production was shot during a California heat wave. To form vapor on the breath and give the impression that the pilots were in the Antarctic, the performers were given lumps of 'dry ice' (frozen carbon dioxide) in metal boxes to put in their mouths. Hobart Bosworth found the box cumbersome and simply put the ice in his mouth. He lost his tongue and most of his lower jaw.
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