It's in the Air (1935)
It's in the Air (1935)
THEY PUT A NEW HIGH IN HILARITY!
Con men Calvin Churchill and Clip McGurk know how to fix a horse-race or boxing match. Calvin wants to go straight and win back his estranged wife, but first the men must dodge a dogged IRS agent and bilk a bunch of aviation investors out of the backing boodle for a balloon excursion into the stratosphere.

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Cast

Jack Benny Jack Benny As: Calvin Churchill
Ted Healy Ted Healy As: 'Clip' McGurk
Una Merkel Una Merkel As: Alice Lane Churchill
Nat Pendleton Nat Pendleton As: Henry Potke
Mary Carlisle Mary Carlisle As: Grace Gridley
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Storyline

Con men Calvin Churchill and Clip McGurk know how to fix a horse-race or boxing match. Calvin wants to go straight and win back his estranged wife, but first the men must dodge a dogged IRS agent and bilk a bunch of aviation investors out of the backing boodle for a balloon excursion into the stratosphere.


Tagline: THEY PUT A NEW HIGH IN HILARITY!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Comedy

Language: English

Release Date: 10 October 1935

Country: US

Runtime: 80m

Company Credits

Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Jack Benny

Jack Benny

Calvin Churchill

Ted Healy

Ted Healy

'Clip' McGurk

Una Merkel

Una Merkel

Alice Lane Churchill

Nat Pendleton

Nat Pendleton

Henry Potke

Mary Carlisle

Mary Carlisle

Grace Gridley

Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell

W. R. Gridley

Harvey Stephens

Harvey Stephens

Sidney Kendall

Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

Alfred Drake

Johnny Arthur

Johnny Arthur

Jones, Photographer

Al Shean

Al Shean

Mr. Johnson

Purnell Pratt

Purnell Pratt

Horace McNab

Phillips Smalley

Phillips Smalley

Mr. Winterby

Howard Hickman

Howard Hickman

Mr. Ruby

Larry Wheat

Larry Wheat

Tubbs

Richard Kipling

Richard Kipling

Mr. Platt

Jim Toney

Jim Toney

Curly, House Detective

Maude Allen

Maude Allen

Mrs. Smith Burlington

Clarence Wilson

Clarence Wilson

Amos Whipple

Jean Acker

Jean Acker

(uncredited)

Ernie Adams

Ernie Adams

Counterman (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews

Investigator (uncredited)

Herbert Ashley

Herbert Ashley

Boxing Bettor (uncredited)

Gertrude Astor

Gertrude Astor

(uncredited)

Polly Bailey

Polly Bailey

(uncredited)

Don Brodie

Don Brodie

Reporter (uncredited)

Tyler Brooke

Tyler Brooke

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Martin (uncredited)

Jack Byron

Jack Byron

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

George Chandler

George Chandler

Reporter (uncredited)

Claudia Coleman

Claudia Coleman

(uncredited)

James Conaty

James Conaty

(uncredited)

Billy Dooley

Billy Dooley

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Jay Eaton

Jay Eaton

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Sarah Edwards

Sarah Edwards

Old Maid (uncredited)

Harold Entwistle

Harold Entwistle

Auctioneer (uncredited)

Robert Gordon

Robert Gordon

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Jean Gunn

Jean Gunn

Little Girl with Autograph Book (uncredited)

Sherry Hall

Sherry Hall

Garbage-Seeker (uncredited)

Ben Hendricks Jr.

Ben Hendricks Jr.

(uncredited)

Sheldon Jett

Sheldon Jett

Double-Decker Bus Passenger (uncredited)

Isabelle Keith

Isabelle Keith

Guest at Money Auction (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe

Frank Marlowe

Reporter (uncredited)

Addie McPhail

Addie McPhail

(uncredited)

Harold Miller

Harold Miller

(uncredited)

Ivan Miller

Ivan Miller

Maloney (uncredited)

John

John "Skins" Miller

Skinny (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

Edmund Mortimer

Man in Lobby (uncredited)

Louis Natheaux

Louis Natheaux

Race Track Clerk (uncredited)

Broderick O'Farrell

Broderick O'Farrell

Desert Springs Manager (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe

Announcer / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Milton Owen

Milton Owen

Cashier (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Investigator (uncredited)

Richard Powell

Richard Powell

Fritz (uncredited)

Dean Riesner

Dean Riesner

Brave (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

Cyril Ring

Drake's Assistant (uncredited)

Ronald R. Rondell

Ronald R. Rondell

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Shirley Ross

Shirley Ross

Cigar Stand Clerk (uncredited)

Matty Roubert

Matty Roubert

Newsboy (uncredited)

Margaret Seddon

Margaret Seddon

Mrs. Martha (uncredited)

Eddie Tamblyn

Eddie Tamblyn

Jockey (uncredited)

Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe

Indian Father (uncredited)

Richard Tucker

Richard Tucker

Revenue Chief (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel

Dale Van Sickel

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Harry Lee

Harry Lee

(uncredited)

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

E.J. Mannix

E.J. Mannix

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Dolly Tree

Dolly Tree

Costume Design

Sound

William Axt

William Axt

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Charles Schoenbaum

Charles Schoenbaum

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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