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Central Airport (1933) was a Drama - Black-and-white Film directed by William A. Wellman and Alfred E. Green (uncredited) and produced by Hal B. Wallis.

SYNOPSIS

Solid performance by Barthelmess as a daredevil flier who loves a lady parachutist but refuses to marry her because of the dangers of his profession. She weds his brother instead and sparks fly, along with aerial heroics and some innovative shots. Look for one of John Wayne's early screen appearances.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

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CENTRAL AIRPORT (1933)

By Terry on Nov 27, 2018 From Stardust and Shadows

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 full article

Central Airport (1933)

By Judy on Oct 11, 2010 From Movie Classics

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 full article

Central Airport (1933, William A. Wellman)

on Aug 2, 2009 From The Stop Button

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 air show p... Read full article

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Central Airport Quotes:

[last lines]
Havana Airport Manager: [as Jim flies off] there goes one of the greatest flyers that ever stepped behind the stick!
Neil 'Bud' Blaine: Yeah, and the greatest gut that ever lived!
James 'Jim' Blaine: A fella who flies for a living - what right does he have to get married?
Mr. Blaine: [to an injured Jim coming off the train] Well, you're looking fine, Jim... considering.
Neil 'Bud' Blaine: [Bitterly] Considering what didn't get broken, got bent, eh!
Hotel Desk Clerk #3: [to complain about the noise] The woman over you is complaining.
James 'Jim' Blaine: [sarcastically] Well, tell her I'll be right up.
Jill Collins: Oh, if I were only a man!
James 'Jim' Blaine: [Suggestively] The job wouldn't be nearly as interesting, not nearly.
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Central Airport Facts
A note on file in the AMPAS library says that John Vosper replaced Charles Sellon, J. Carrol Naish replaced Harold Huber and Russ Powell replaced Robert W. Craig.
American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films 1931-1940 erroneously identifies Glenda Farrell (uncredited) as "Woman in Wreck". Glenda Farrell does not appear in this film.
Alfred E. Green temporarily replaced William A. Wellman as director when he caught the flu.
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