---
title: 'The Flying Irishman (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Leigh Jason'
released: '1939-01-01'
genres:
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-flying-irishman-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031325/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Flying Irishman (1939)

1939 · History · United States


## Synopsis

The Flying Irishman is a 1939 biographical drama film produced by RKO Pictures about Douglas Corrigan's unofficial transatlantic flight the previous year in a dilapidated Curtiss Robin light aircraft. The film was directed by Leigh Jason based on a screenplay by Ernest Pagano and Dalton Trumbo.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Leigh Jason](https://cinepixo.com/people/leigh-jason)
- **Screenplay:** [Ernest Pagano](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-pagano)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roy Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-webb)
- **Director of Photography:** [J. Roy Hunt](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-roy-hunt)

## Cast

- [Douglas Corrigan](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-corrigan)

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