China Clipper

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"China Clipper" is a 1936 aviation-themed drama film, co-written by former naval aviator and screenwriter Frank Wead, that dramatizes the early days of commercial transoceanic flight.

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instanceOf aviation film
film
basedOn early days of commercial transoceanic flight
blackAndWhite true
cinematography Arthur L. Todd NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States
depicts airline entrepreneurship
development of commercial air routes
director Ray Enright
distributor Warner Bros.
editedBy Clarence Kolster
featuresAircraftType flying boat
filmingTechnique live-action
genre adventure film
aviation film
drama
hasTitle China Clipper
mainSubject commercial aviation
transoceanic flight
motionPictureRatingSystem pre-MPAA modern ratings era
musicBy Leo F. Forbstein
narrativeFocus ambitious airline founder
notableFor dramatization of early commercial transoceanic flight
originalLanguage English
producer Samuel Bischoff
productionCompany Warner Bros.
publicationDate 1936
releaseYear 1936
runtimeMinutes 89
screenwriter Frank Wead
Norman Reilly Raine
Tom Buckingham
settingPeriod early 20th century
starredActor Beverly Roberts
Henry B. Walthall
Humphrey Bogart
Joseph Crehan
Pat O'Brien
linked to: Pat O’Brien

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Frank Wead notableWork China Clipper
China Clipper hasTitle China Clipper
Frank Wilbur Wead notableWork China Clipper
Frank Wilbur Wead notableWork China Clipper (story)
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Frank Wilbur Wead notableWork China Clipper (film story basis)
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