It's in the Air
It's in the Air

It's in the Air

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1935
1h 20m
5.0(2 votes)
Comedy

Overview

Con men Calvin Churchill and Clip McGurk know how to fix a horse-race or boxing match. Calvin wants to go straight and win back his estranged wife, but first the men must dodge a dogged IRS agent and bilk a bunch of aviation investors out of the backing boodle for a balloon excursion into the stratosphere.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast & Crew

64 members
Acting

Jack Benny

Calvin Churchill

Jack Benny
Acting

Ted Healy

'Clip' McGurk

Ted Healy
Acting

Una Merkel

Alice Lane Churchill

Una Merkel
Acting

Nat Pendleton

Henry Potke

Nat Pendleton
Acting

Mary Carlisle

Grace Gridley

Mary Carlisle
Acting

Grant Mitchell

W. R. Gridley

Grant Mitchell
Acting

Harvey Stephens

Sidney Kendall

Harvey Stephens
Acting

Charles Trowbridge

Alfred Drake

Charles Trowbridge
Acting

Johnny Arthur

Jones, Photographer

Johnny Arthur
Acting

Al Shean

Mr. Johnson

Al Shean
Acting

Purnell Pratt

Horace McNab

Purnell Pratt
Acting

Phillips Smalley

Mr. Winterby

Phillips Smalley
Acting

Howard Hickman

Mr. Ruby

Howard Hickman
Acting

Larry Wheat

Tubbs

Larry Wheat
Acting

Richard Kipling

Mr. Platt

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Acting

Jim Toney

Curly, House Detective

Jim Toney
Acting

Maude Allen

Mrs. Smith Burlington

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Acting

Clarence Wilson

Amos Whipple

Clarence Wilson
Acting

Jean Acker

(uncredited)

Jean Acker
Acting

Ernie Adams

Counterman (uncredited)

Ernie Adams
Acting

Stanley Andrews

Investigator (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews
Acting

Herbert Ashley

Boxing Bettor (uncredited)

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Acting

Gertrude Astor

(uncredited)

Gertrude Astor
Acting

Polly Bailey

(uncredited)

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Acting

Don Brodie

Reporter (uncredited)

Don Brodie
Acting

Tyler Brooke

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Tyler Brooke
Acting

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Martin (uncredited)

Francis X. Bushman Jr.
Acting

Jack Byron

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Acting

George Chandler

Reporter (uncredited)

George Chandler
Acting

Claudia Coleman

(uncredited)

Claudia Coleman
Acting

James Conaty

(uncredited)

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Acting

Billy Dooley

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Billy Dooley
Acting

Jay Eaton

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Jay Eaton
Acting

Sarah Edwards

Old Maid (uncredited)

Sarah Edwards
Acting

Harold Entwistle

Auctioneer (uncredited)

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Directing

Robert Gordon

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Robert Gordon
Acting

Jean Gunn

Little Girl with Autograph Book (uncredited)

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Acting

Sherry Hall

Garbage-Seeker (uncredited)

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Acting

Ben Hendricks Jr.

(uncredited)

Ben Hendricks Jr.
Acting

Sheldon Jett

Double-Decker Bus Passenger (uncredited)

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Acting

Isabelle Keith

Guest at Money Auction (uncredited)

Isabelle Keith
Acting

Frank Marlowe

Reporter (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe
Acting

Addie McPhail

(uncredited)

Addie McPhail
Acting

Harold Miller

(uncredited)

Harold Miller
Acting

Ivan Miller

Maloney (uncredited)

Ivan Miller
Acting

John 'Skins' Miller

Skinny (uncredited)

John 'Skins' Miller
Acting

Edmund Mortimer

Man in Lobby (uncredited)

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Acting

Louis Natheaux

Race Track Clerk (uncredited)

Louis Natheaux
Acting

Broderick O'Farrell

Desert Springs Manager (uncredited)

Broderick O'Farrell
Acting

Dennis O'Keefe

Announcer / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe
Acting

Milton Owen

Cashier (uncredited)

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Acting

Lee Phelps

Investigator (uncredited)

Lee Phelps
Acting

Richard Powell

Fritz (uncredited)

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Writing

Dean Riesner

Brave (uncredited)

Dean Riesner
Acting

Cyril Ring

Drake's Assistant (uncredited)

Cyril Ring
Acting

Ronald R. Rondell

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Ronald R. Rondell
Acting

Shirley Ross

Cigar Stand Clerk (uncredited)

Shirley Ross
Acting

Matty Roubert

Newsboy (uncredited)

Matty Roubert
Acting

Margaret Seddon

Mrs. Martha (uncredited)

Margaret Seddon
Acting

Eddie Tamblyn

Jockey (uncredited)

Eddie Tamblyn
Acting

Jim Thorpe

Indian Father (uncredited)

Jim Thorpe
Acting

Richard Tucker

Revenue Chief (uncredited)

Richard Tucker
Acting

Dale Van Sickel

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel
Acting

Harry Lee

(uncredited)

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