Tail Spin
Trixie is a female pilot looking to win a big race to advance her career. During one race, however, her plane becomes damaged, and she needs help to repair it. She meets a Navy pilot named "Tex" Price and tries to gain his aid. Tex soon meets another pilot, Gerry, a novice who seeks to win an important upcoming race. Tex, concerned for Gerry's safety, tries to convince her not to race. But Gerry, now a rival of Trixie's, is determined to fly.
Release Date
February 19, 1939Runtime
84 minRating
NRGenres
DramaDirected by
Roy Del Ruth, Booth McCrackenWritten by
Frank WeadLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/nKUvdtdMDT5eyp0LqcmZ8VhPwCj.jpg)
Cast
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jC15KAoPnRWuuGWP2msKxWZsa3I.jpg)
Alice Faye
Trixie Lee![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/k21G9i2OUZLqHordlkZ5RsB8IGM.jpg)
Constance Bennett
Gerry Lester![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/c3P2D7zNIujHn5itiGLuLNLuKFi.jpg)
Nancy Kelly
Lois Allen![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5YqV3ATo7O5mcEb2UwtHfsqshcX.jpg)
Joan Davis
Babe Dugan![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/v4H7itH0hCCPBOjuuKaHNW1OpIX.jpg)
Charles Farrell
Bud![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/e7mRq5fOsVZ2dnTFfuQScDDs2ON.jpg)
Jane Wyman
Alabama![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9RC70XyxCoBejRAfgqv8FMfSmef.jpg)
Kane Richmond
Lieutenant Dick 'Tex' Price![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/wnXCcliBr24vHdqUazrIXdDVQb1.jpg)
Wally Vernon
Chick![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jbFApmSJex3caRYB1m6GDS7I6DC.jpg)
Joan Valerie
Sunny![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7W2oWsYrSUroKuTom0cz9qAOAfD.jpg)
Harry Davenport
T.P. Lester![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rJP1Lse4B80FrawghgeXwlwQYP5.jpg)
Edward Norris
Speed Allen![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5ZSV8eKiU4BDcRy1nU2MDnq4a4c.jpg)
J. Anthony Hughes
Al Moore![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5jhUhQa0ArqB8p5cr8EwIXNeihx.jpg)
Mary Gordon
Mrs. Lee![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/iH2XpjxrQxSjRZO6UjCnpdlK3GP.jpg)
Robert Allen
Charlie![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oFczw1DlGJ2p1wr4osdC2flX9qN.jpg)
Irving Bacon
Storekeeper (Uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fCY442gmqQJClvYXxiY8jXkrvtO.jpg)
Helen Brown
Gerry's Nurse (Uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/20RHbZvvujZFlR2B96i7oQaJ6w.jpg)
William B. Davidson
Sales Manager (Uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3P5MeVW4rqoRn8TG7NlQuP2Zjnb.jpg)
Fern Emmett
Matilda, Gerry's Maid (Uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/6slWYX9NChUonIPcybOaFLDKjl9.jpg)
Jonathan Hale
Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3Um7tYoqfNosRqLJu9vDOBgRsfa.jpg)
Sam Hayes
Announcer (Uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/baYrpaujUdnO5aoQFHJrkLru7l0.jpg)
Harold Miller
Officer at Bar in Cleveland Club (Uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5KTXxXPhFW2tobplHddJndtP2Wk.jpg)
Adrian Morris
Repo Man (Uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/cJ7JbpWddFgvuNC1cDghMFH4TOG.jpg)
Renie Riano
Chick's Pilot Girlfriend (Uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ezkjW2BKID76lEVDF56lPxPOykE.jpg)
Edwin Stanley
Doctor (Uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/gKDRfOG9zZ5lOrNceUSIDI4ZbUh.jpg)
Emmett Vogan
Powder Puff Derby Starter (Uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lxKCH5fUBwf73igBfHnIjbm11Di.jpg)
Eddie Dunn
Eddie, Mechanic (Uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8wS1z1Di0lHQBHu6zOA75SUtJGN.jpg)
Robert Lowery
Sam, Mechanic (Uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xbTC3C9E793jgUde7vqDe8xrg55.jpg)
Ralph Dunn
Mechanic (Uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/6uNUnvpzmnDzOqCBTC4KdbJKxYb.jpg)
Jack Pennick
Mechanic (Uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8QBHXihnGldVMNIxnbW2ljTk7Y1.jpg)
Larry Steers
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/a6rLo8K41TpAHip1zSLsy58nRov.jpg)
Murray Alper
Albuquerque Mechanic (Uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bFd7gdZlPlJYjVZ3t5rDrmh01dx.jpg)
Kit Guard
Kansas City Mechanic (Uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8COTSbtvqAm44vKVODQuGpybXDU.jpg)
Eddie Marr
Kansas City Mechanic (Uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3USWF00CiqUfaFkityyyJxh9srN.jpg)
Milburn Stone
Kansas City Mechanic (Uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/t84J20DFW6uTZqQ5GRMrTNKq5Fh.jpg)
Helen Ericson
Flyer (Uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/n8VCwzpts0gxHbxeVp05pr7XU9a.jpg)
June Gale
Flyer (Uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nEIJcdrKmU6giREislc9Z1PJtxB.jpg)
Mary Healy
Flyer (Uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8SUftbTaomDe6rY9eaDom2lbFMd.jpg)
Lillian Porter
Flyer (Uncredited)