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Night Flight (1933) was a Drama Film directed by Clarence Brown and produced by Clarence Brown and David O. Selznick.

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Classic Films in Focus: NIGHT FLIGHT (1933)

By Jennifer Garlen on Jul 24, 2013 From Virtual Virago

Directed by Clarence Brown, Night Flight (1933) offers another example of the large ensemble MGM drama epitomized by Grand Hotel (1932) and Dinner at Eight (1933), this time set against the first perilous attempts at nocturnal aviation across South America. The cast includes a full roster of top sta... Read full article


Night Flight (1933).

By Dawn Sample on Apr 14, 2013 From Noir and Chick Flicks

Night Flight (also known as Dark to Dawn) is a 1933 aviation drama film produced by David O. Selznick. Directed by Clarence Brown. Cast: Lionel Barrymore, John Barrymore, Clark Gable and Helen Hayes. It is based on the 1931 novel of the same name which won the Prix Femina the same year, by French wr... Read full article


Night Flight (Clarence Brown, 1933)

By Judy on Jan 12, 2013 From Movie Classics

?? MGM was at one time said to have “more stars than there are in heaven”. The studio certainly poured quite a few of them into its 1933 drama Night Flight, produced by David O Selznick and directed by Clarence Brown, which features both John and Lionel Barrymore along with Helen Hayes, ... Read full article


Night Flight (1933)

By Angela on Aug 11, 2012 From Hollywood Revue

Delivering the mail by air through South America is a dangerous game and Rivi?re (John Barrymore) is determined to be the best at it.? He manages a mail-carrying airline and stops at nothing to uphold his its reputation for punctuality.? Even the owners of the airline think he’s too strict wit... Read full article


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There was to have been a scene in which Clark Gable jumped out of a plane at an altitude of 25,000 feet. The stuntman Jim Unger, who was to double for Clark, passed out at 20,000 feet from lack of oxygen and the shot never got made.
The first MGM film to have a producer credit.
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