Flight to Fame

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Flight to Fame
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Directed by Charles C. Coleman
Screenplay by Michael L. Simmons
Starring Charles Farrell
Julie Bishop
Hugh Sothern
Cinematography Lucien Ballard
Edited by James Sweeney
Music bySidney Cutner
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • October 12, 1938 (1938-10-12)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Flight to Fame is a 1938 American action film directed by Charles C. Coleman. It stars Charles Farrell, Julie Bishop, and Hugh Sothern. [1]

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  1. Pitts, Michael R. (14 October 2010). Columbia Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1928-1982. McFarland. p. 82. ISBN   978-0-7864-5766-3.