It's in the Air
1938, English. Directed by Anthony Kimmins.
George Brown is rejected as an Air Raid Warden and in doing so sees his potential to join the Royal Air Force. His dreams could soon come true as he realises that in fact his friend has left behind some very important papers, he dons a his Royal Air Force uniform and delivers the papers when he is mistaken for a dispatch driver from HQ. He soon becomes the butt of jokes from his sergeant which ends him staying indefinitely at the air base. George soon falls in love with the Sergeant Major's daughter and when he discovers his real identity he threatens to report him. On the day of an annual inspection George attempts to escape the base and ends up in a plane, while the inspecting officer watches on, George's plane display is mesmerizing and the inspecting officer insists he should be commended, in order to save their skins George manages to land the plane and is accepted as a flyer by the RAF.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Anthony KimminsDirector
- George FormbyGeorge Brown
- Polly WardPeggy
- Jack HobbsCpl. Craig
- Julien MitchellThe Sergeant Major
- Garry MarshCommanding Officer Hill
- Ilena SylvaAnne Brown
- Frank LeightonBob Bullock
- C. Denier WarrenSir Philip
- Michael ShepleyAdjutant
- Hal GordonNobby Clark, mechanic
- Joe CunninghamFlight Sergeant
- Jack MelfordLt. Terry, pilot
Details
- Released
- 1 November 1938
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Anthony Kimmins
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It's in the Air runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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It's in the Air isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 November 1938. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed It's in the Air?
It's in the Air (1938) was directed by Anthony Kimmins and stars George Formby, Polly Ward, Jack Hobbs.