Stunt Pilot (Monogram) (1939)

ACTOR BURLESQUES DIRECTOR AND CAST HOWLS! Amusing Incident Occurs On “Stunt Pilot’ Set It is the dream of every movie star that one day he be allowed to “get back” at the man who sometimes bullies him into giving a fine performance—the director of his picture. Not every actor gets this chance, as Pat O’Malley did in Monogram’s “Stunt Pilot”, which is showing now atthe: === theatre. In “Stunt Pilot’, the second of a series of Tailspin Tommy pictures starring John Trent, O’Malley plays the director of a wartime aviation picture, in which Tailspin Tommy is acting as stunt pilot. Pat had a fine time embarrassing Director George Waggner by burlesqueing everything he did, and the entire cast and crew enjoyed his performances immensely—so much, in fact, that Waggner finally had to take all of QO’Malley’s scenes on closed sets, as the laughter of the company spoiled too many takes. However, George and Pat are the best of friends, and still are, in spite of Pat’s “revenge”. “Stunt Pilot’ is the story of a movie murder, and tells how Tailspin Tommy and his pals solve the mystery. Outstanding in the cast are Milburn Stone, Marjorie Reynolds, Jason Robards, and Wesley Barry. “Stunt Pilot”, a Monogram picture, was produced by Paul Malvern from the screenplay by Scott Darling and Joseph West. OLD FAVORITE Pat O’Malley, old time silent star, has a featured role in Monogram’s “Stunt Pilot”, which is coming on......... tothe fe nae theatre. Another old timer in the cast is Wesley Barry, former child star. John Trent is seen as Tailspin Tommy, with Milburn Stone as Skeeter and Marjorie Reynolds as Betty Lou. FLYING FOOL Flying into new and exciting air adventures is John Trent as Tailspin Tommy in Monogram’s “Stunt Pilot” FT eel | (i inessstare oe theatre. Marjorie Reynolds and Milburn Stone as also seen in the movie adapted from the famous cartoon strip. One Col. Cut or Mat No. 6 TAILSPIN TOMMY FACES SHOWDOWN John Trent as Tailspin Tommy in Monogram’s “Stunt Pilot’ at the Sere theatre runs into trouble at the point of Pat O’Malley’s gun in the second of the new film series adapted from the popular cartoon strip. Marjorie Reynolds and Milburn Stone play important roles. Two Col Cut First of Great Child Stars Seen in Monogram’ s or Mat No. 4 “Stunt Pilot’ Wesley Barry is one actor who has reversed the usual order of things. Instead of entering some outside business as a hobby apart from his career, Wesley has made making movies his hobby, while his profession is real estate. Wesley, who was one of the first great child stars, is now a married man with a family, although he is still in his early twenties. He gave up pictures as a career several years ago, and is now sales manager of a prominent Hollywood realty company, and is one of the town’s outstanding business men. Yet every once in a while Barry takes time off to make a movie. He feels its good for business, and besides, he likes to keep his hand in. Wesley’s latest picture is Monogram’s “Stunt Pilot”, which is now playing abeie eS theatre, with John Trent, as Tailspin Tommy, in the leading role. It has in the cast Milburn Stone, Marjorie Reynolds, and Pat O’Malley. George Waggner directed from the screenplay by Scott Darling and Joseph West, based on the Tailspin Tommy cartoon strip. New ‘‘Tailspin Tommy”’ Movie At...... Theatre Monogram’s “Stunt Pilot”, which is playing now at the ....00...... theatre, is the second in a series of Tailspin Tommy pictures which are based on the famous cartoon strip by Hal Forrest. Forrest, a war-time aviator himself, is the creator of the popular hero, Tailspin Tommy, and his pals, Betty Lou and Skeeter. The strip runs in several hundred newspapers, and is considered one of the most popular of its kind. John Trent, Tommy, bought the movie rights of who plays Tailspin the strip several years ago, and it was he who sold Monogram on the idea of making the series. The pictures have been a tremendous success. The first of the series was “Mystery Plane”, and “Stunt Pilot”, is the second. Milburn Stone plays Skeeter, Marjorie Reynolds, Betty Lou, and others outstanding in the cast include Jason Robards, Wesley Barry and _ Pat O’Malley. BELIEVE IT OR— John Trent, star of Monogram’s “Stunt Pilot’ “ate these theatre, is the only licensed transport pilot in Hollywood. He formerly piloted luxury airliners for a living. Marjorie Reynolds Rapidly ao He UES, “te: oe Rising To Top As Popular Lovely Blonde Plays Im portant Role in Mono gram’s “Stunt Pilot’ Ot ri ee Theatre Marjorie Reynolds made a liar out of one of her ancestors when she became a movie star. Marjorie, who is currently appearing in Monogram’s “Srint. Pilot. snowedtetoe=.27 57 theatre, was born Marjorie Goodspeed, and the Goodspeed family motto is “No Goodspeed ever distinguished himself but on the other hand no Goodspeed was ever hanged!” The family motto made Marjorie mad when she was just a little tot, so she determined to become a famous actress to prove it was wrong. Marjorie’s father was a doctor in Idaho, where Marjorie was born. He thought it was swell when his youngest daughter decided to be an actress, and helped her in every way possible. When Mrs. Goodspeed died, Dr. Goodspeed moved to Los Angeles with Marjorie, and Marge attended the Los Angeles High School, specializing in dramatics. Soon she was playing small roles in the movies, and when she finished high school appeared in several stage plays. Marjorie’s first important part was in “Wine, Women and Song” in 1933 with Lew Cody and Lilyan Tashman. Then she started playing in western pictures to gain experience and ease before the camera. Actress SSSSSSSSSSS POSS Ex-Pilot John Trent, star of Monogram’s “Stunt Pilot’’, which is showing now at then theatre, is a former transport pilot, and also an officer in the Army Air Reserve Corps. “Stunt Pilot’ is the story of the murder of a stunt pilot, and tells how Tailspin Tommy and _ his pals solve the mystery. x SSSSSSSS SSIS SS SSSSS Marjorie first worked for Monogram in a western, wherein she played the lead opposite Jack Randall in “Man’s Country”. Monogram then gave her a real screen break when she was signed to play Betty Lou in the Tailspin Tommy series. This marked her graduation from westerns. Now under contract to Monogram for the “Tailspin Tommy” pictures, of which “Mystery Plane” was the first, Marjorie has also appeared in “Streets of New York”, which starred Jackie Cooper. “Stunt Pilot”, the second of the Tailspin Tommy adventure _ series, tells how Tommy, Betty Lou, and Skeeter solve a murder. Outstanding in the cast are John Trent as Tailspin Tommy, Milburn Stone as Skeeter, Jason Robards, Pat O’Malley, and Wesley Barry. George Waggner directed. AUTHENTIC WAR PLANES USED IN "STUNT PILOT” All the war time planes used in Monogram’s “Stunt Pilot” are the real thing, as everyone of them has seen service in France. John Trent, who, as Tailspin Tommy, is the star of “Stunt Pilot”, now playing Jatethes... 4s theatre, flies a Spad plane which was used during the war by William Wellman, the director. A German Fokker plane which was flown by a great war ace is also used in the picture. Other types of World War planes which may be seen in “Stunt Pilot” are English S.E. 5’s, English Spads, French Nieuports, and English DeHavillands. “Stunt Pilot” is the story of a murder, and tells how Tailspin Tommy and his pals solve the mystery. The picture concerns a motion picture company on location at “Three Point’, shooting a war-time flying picture with Tailspin Tommy acting as stunt pilot. Outstanding in the cast are Wesley Barry, Marjorie Reynolds, Milburn Stone, Jason Robards, and Pat O’Malley. “Stunt Pilot” was directed by George Waggner from the screenplay by Scott Darling and Joseph West. —-BREV ITIES— Fifteen years ago, when George Waggner director of Monogram's "Stunt Pilot", now at the 0.0... theatre, first came to Hollywood, he changed the spelling of his name so that it was all small letters except the two g's, like this—george waGGner. Now waGGner even signs checks that way, and it has become his official signature. How to make motion pictures is demonstrated in Monogram’s “Stunt Pilot,” now: at ‘the 225)... feo ate theatre. “Stunt Pilot’, which stars John Trent as Tailspin Tommy, is the story of the making of a air picture, and concerns the murder of a stunt pilot. Outstanding in the cast are Wesley Barry, Pat O’Malley and Mar jorie Reynolds. IN’ SLUNT TILOT” John Trent and Marjorie Reynolds are the “Tailspin Tommy” and “Betty Ot NOt Rea ee theatre’s “Stunt Pilot”, adapted from the popular cartoon strip. This is the second in Monogram’s series of air dramas, of which “Mystery Plane” was the first. One Col. Cut or Mat No. 5 SSSSSSS S S$ CREDITS Produced by PAUL MALVERN Directed by GEORGE WAGGNER Screenplay by SCOTT DARLING & JOSEPH WEST Based on the Cartoon Strip by “Tailspin Tommy” HAL FORREST Photographed by FRED JACKMAN, Jr. Sound KARL ZINT , Film Editor CARL PIERSON