Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jul 24, 2013
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 more
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 Fr read more
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 more
Delivering the mail by air through South America is a dangerous game and Riviére (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 read more
