

The Flying Irishman
Visit website4.6/10 • 5
1939-04-07 • 1h 11m
See the "inside story" of his flight in this exciting drama of life!
This is the story of the historic 1938 flight of Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan. Mr. Corrigan starred in this film, which chronicled his infamous flight. On July 17, 1938, Mr. Corrigan loaded 320 gallons of gasoline (40 hours worth) into the tiny, single engine plane. While expressing his intent to fly west to Long Beach, CA, Mr. Corrigan flew out of Floyd Bennett Field heading east over the Atlantic. Instrumentation in the plane included two compasses (both malfunctioned) and a turn-and-bank indicator. The cabin door was held shut with baling wire. Nearly 29 hours later, he landed in Baldonnel near Dublin. He forever claimed to be surprised at arriving in Ireland rather than California. He returned to the US as a hero, with a ticker tape parade in New York and received numerous medals and awards.
- Directors
- Leigh Jason

The Flying Irishman
Visit website1939-04-07 • 1h 11m
4.6/10 • 5
See the "inside story" of his flight in this exciting drama of life!
This is the story of the historic 1938 flight of Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan. Mr. Corrigan starred in this film, which chronicled his infamous flight. On July 17, 1938, Mr. Corrigan loaded 320 gallons of gasoline (40 hours worth) into the tiny, single engine plane. While expressing his intent to fly west to Long Beach, CA, Mr. Corrigan flew out of Floyd Bennett Field heading east over the Atlantic. Instrumentation in the plane included two compasses (both malfunctioned) and a turn-and-bank indicator. The cabin door was held shut with baling wire. Nearly 29 hours later, he landed in Baldonnel near Dublin. He forever claimed to be surprised at arriving in Ireland rather than California. He returned to the US as a hero, with a ticker tape parade in New York and received numerous medals and awards.
- Directors
- Leigh Jason
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsDouglas Corrigan
Douglas Corrigan
Eddie Quillan
Henry Corrigan
Paul Kelly
Butch Brannen
Robert Armstrong
Joe Alden
Gene Reynolds
Young Douglas Corrigan
Minor Watson
Airport Personnel Manager
Dorothy Peterson
Ma Corrigan
Scotty Beckett
Young Henry Corrigan
Peggy Ryan
Edith Corrigan
Reviews0
We don't have any reviews for The Flying Irishman.
Media
Recommendations
High School Musical 2
6.5
The Other Woman
6.4
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
6.7
Torrente 4: Lethal crisis
5.5
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
6.1
The First Time
7.0
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
7.1
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
5.7
Fast & Furious 6
6.8
No Backdrop
People
8.3
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
6.4
Kathleen Madigan: Madigan Again
7.6
Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda
8.5
Kung Fury
7.5
Vanishing on 7th Street
5.3
You've Got This
7.9
Check It Out!
5.6
Blood Money
5.1
To Rome with Love
5.8
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
6.8
- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- --
- Revenue
- --
- Keywords
- irish-americanpilotaviator