The Flying Irishman
1939, English. Directed by Leigh Jason.
See the "inside story" of his flight in this exciting drama of life!
This is the story of the historic 1938 flight of Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan. Mr. Corrigan starred in this film, which chronicled his infamous flight. On July 17, 1938, Mr. Corrigan loaded 320 gallons of gasoline (40 hours worth) into the tiny, single engine plane. While expressing his intent to fly west to Long Beach, CA, Mr. Corrigan flew out of Floyd Bennett Field heading east over the Atlantic. Instrumentation in the plane included two compasses (both malfunctioned) and a turn-and-bank indicator. The cabin door was held shut with baling wire. Nearly 29 hours later, he landed in Baldonnel near Dublin. He forever claimed to be surprised at arriving in Ireland rather than California. He returned to the US as a hero, with a ticker tape parade in New York and received numerous medals and awards.
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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Cast & crew
- Leigh JasonDirector
- Douglas CorriganDouglas Corrigan
- Eddie QuillanHenry Corrigan
- Paul KellyButch Brannen
- Robert ArmstrongJoe Alden
- Gene ReynoldsYoung Douglas Corrigan
- Minor WatsonAirport Personnel Manager
- Dorothy PetersonMa Corrigan
- Scotty BeckettYoung Henry Corrigan
- Peggy RyanEdith Corrigan
- Becky BohanonYoung Edith Corrigan
- Donald MacBrideRoy Thompson
- Cora WitherspoonMamie Thompson
Details
- Released
- 7 April 1939
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Ernest Pagano, Dalton Trumbo
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The Flying Irishman runs 71 minutes (1h 11m).
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The Flying Irishman is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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The Flying Irishman isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 April 1939. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Flying Irishman?
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Who directed The Flying Irishman?
The Flying Irishman (1939) was directed by Leigh Jason and stars Douglas Corrigan, Eddie Quillan, Paul Kelly.