The Lady Takes a Flyer
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Directed by | Jack Arnold |
Screenplay by | Danny Arnold |
Based on | story by Edmund H. North |
Produced by | William Alland |
Starring | Lana Turner Jeff Chandler |
Cinematography | Irving Glassberg |
Edited by | Sherman Todd |
Music by | Herman Stein |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Lady Takes a Flyer is a 1958 American CinemaScope Eastmancolor comedy-drama romance film released by Universal Pictures. It was directed by Jack Arnold and written by Danny Arnold based on a story by Edmund H. North.
Plot
Daredevil pilot Mike Dandridge enters into a business partnership with flight-school pal Al Reynolds and meets Maggie Colby, who is also a pilot.
The two flyers take cargo to Japan, where they become romantically involved. Al is best man at their wedding, then joins the Air Force.
Mike hires new pilot Nikki Taylor and might be having an affair with her during business trips while Maggie stays home with their new baby. Maggie flies a shipment herself and lets Mike care of their daughter. He and copilot Phil take a risk by bringing the baby along on a flight to London. Their plane has difficulty landing in fog, angering Maggie, whose own plane barely landed safely. However, Mike and Maggie are brought closer by the experience.
Cast
- Lana Turner as Maggie Colby
- Jeff Chandler as Mike Dandridge
- Richard Denning as Al Reynolds
- Andra Martin as Nikki Taylor
- Chuck Connors as Phil Donahoe
- Reta Shaw as Nurse Kennedy
- Alan Hale Jr. as Frank Henshaw
- Jerry Paris as Willie Ridgeley
- Dee J. Thompson as Collie Minor
- Nestor Paiva as Childreth
- James Doherty as Tower Operator
Production
The film was based on an original screenplay, originally known as Pilots for Hire, then Lion in the Sky. The film was also known as Wild and Wonderful.[1] It was the first of a two-picture deal that Turner had signed with Universal.[2]
Filming began in April 1957.[3]
A novelization of the screenplay, illustrated with production stills, was written by American writer Edward S. Aarons under the pseudonym Edward Ronns.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Smith, Cecil. (Sep 15, 1957). "Busy Lana Turner Recalls When She Was Little Jodie: Lana Turner Recalls When She Was Just Little Jodie". Los Angeles Times. p. E1.
- ^ THOMAS M. PRYOR (Feb 21, 1957). "UNIVERSAL SUES ACTOR IT OUSTED: Studio Charges O. W. Fischer With Contract Breach in Filming of 'Godfrey' Huxley to Work on Cartoon". New York Times. p. 30.
- ^ Hopper, Hedda (Apr 13, 1957). "Denning Joins Cast of 'Lady Takes Flyer'". Los Angeles Times. p. B2.
External links
- The Lady Takes a Flyer at IMDb
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- The Lady Takes a Flyer at the British Film Institute
- Review of film at Variety
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