---
title: 'Thirteen Hours by Air (1936)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mitchell Leisen'
released: '1936-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 77
genres:
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/thirteen-hours-by-air-1936'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028359/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Thirteen Hours by Air (1936)

1936 · 77 min · Crime, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

13 Hours by Air is a 1936 American drama film made by Paramount Pictures and directed by Mitchell Leisen. The film stars Fred MacMurray and Joan Bennett. The screenplay was written by Kenyon Nicholson and Bogart Rogers, based on story Wild Wings by Rogers and Frank Mitchell Dazey. 13 Hours by Air was also the forerunner of the disaster film, a genre featuring a complex, heavily character-driven ensemble cast, exploring the personal dramas and interactions that develop among the passengers and crew as they deal with a deadly onboard emergency.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mitchell Leisen](https://cinepixo.com/people/mitchell-leisen)
- **Screenplay:** [Kenyon Nicholson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenyon-nicholson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Heinz Eric Roemheld](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-eric-roemheld)
- **Producer:** [E. Lloyd Sheldon](https://cinepixo.com/people/e-lloyd-sheldon)
- **Director of Photography:** [Theodor Sparkuhl](https://cinepixo.com/people/theodor-sparkuhl)

## Cast

- [Dean Jagger](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-jagger)
- [Fred MacMurray](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-macmurray)
- [John Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-howard)
- [Marie Prevost](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-prevost)
- [Dennis O'Keefe](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-o-keefe)
- [Alan Baxter](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-baxter)
- [Joan Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-bennett)
- [ZaSu Pitts](https://cinepixo.com/people/zasu-pitts)
- [Brian Donlevy](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-donlevy)
- [Jack Mulhall](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-mulhall)

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