Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on November 27, 2018

The thirties saw the beginnings of country wide air travel for the  chosen few who could afford it including stops for refueling was happening.  The romance of air travel, airmail and travel in general with grand hotels built by railway and steamship companies with literally  in the air for those...   read more

Movie Classics Posted by Judy on October 11, 2010

Central Airport is yet another of William Wellman’s lesser-known pre-Codes – but the good news is that this one is available on DVD, released as one of a batch of Warner Archive features starring Richard Barthelmess. It’s not one of Wellman’s very greatest, but it is still hi   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on August 2, 2009

Maybe the film should have been called The Lecher, the Floozie and the Rube, because Central Airport doesn’t have anything to do with the plot. I kept waiting for it to turn into a Grand Hotel at an airport, but it’s really a soaper about pilot Richard Barthelmess who romances...   read more