''Father Takes the Air'' is a 1951 American

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directed by Frank McDonald and written by D.D. Beauchamp. The film stars

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, Gary Gray,

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, Barbara Brown, M'liss McClure and

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. The film was released on June 17, 1951 by

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Plot

Barbara Latham, the daughter of Henry Latham, takes temporary charge of a small flying-school. Her father is inspired to restart his flying career, not having flown since the end of World War I. Another WWI vet, Colton, now acting as mayor joins in as the two former WWI pilots unwittingly take a contract to fly a much-wanted criminal to Las Vegas, but forget to refuel the airplane in this classic misadventure.

Cast

as Henry Latham *

as Mayor George Colton * Gary Gray as David Latham *

as Minerva Bobbin * Barbara Brown as Mrs. Latham * M'liss McClure as Barbara Latham *

as Bob *Georgie Nokes as Georgie Colton *Carl Milletaire as Gordon Bennett *

Tom Dugan Thomas or Tom Dugan may refer to: * Thomas Buchanan Dugan (1858–1940), United States Army brigadier general *Tom Dugan (actor, born 1889) (1889–1955), Irish-born American film and television actor *Tom Dugan (actor, born 1961) Tom Dugan (bo ...

as Benny *

Billy Bletcher William Bletcher (September 24, 1894 – January 5, 1979) was an American actor. He was known for voice roles for various classic animated characters, most notably Pete in Walt Disney's ''Mickey Mouse'' short films and the Big Bad Wolf in Di ...

as Haggarly *Maxine Semon as Miss Wells *Don Hicks as Charlie Twitchell * Joan Valerie as Blonde

References

External links

* {{Frank McDonald 1951 films 1950s English-language films American comedy films 1951 comedy films Monogram Pictures films Films directed by Frank McDonald American black-and-white films 1950s American films English-language comedy films