ATLANTIC FLIGHT
1937

In 1937, Dick Merrill become famous for being the first pilot to make a commercial transatlantic roundtrip flight. Momogram Pictures, capitalizing on Merrill's celebrity status, quickly created the fictional film ATLANTIC FLIGHT where Merrill plays himself as a pilot crossing the Atlantic with a medical serum that can save his friend's life. The film used real footage from Merrill's own stormy Atlantic crossing.

PLOT:
Merrill is cast as Dick Bennett, the best friend of aspiring aircraft designer Bill. Entering a national air meet, Dick is prevented from flying by an unscrupulous phoney nobleman, whereupon Bill flies his new plane himself but crashes. Only a rare serum can save Bill's life, but the only supply is in London. Dick volunteers to make the round-trip flight to retrieve the serum, (and thereby setting yet another air record - 48 hours!)

CAST:
Dick Merrill ... Dick Bennett
Jack Lambie ... Jack Carter
Paula Stone ... Gail Strong
Weldon Heyburn ... Bill Edwards
Milburn Stone ... Henry Wadsworth 'Pokey' Schultz
Ivan Lebedeff ... Baron Hayygard
Lyle Moraine ... Lyle, Navy Lt.
 
RUNNING TIME: 60 MINUTES