Movie Drama
WOMEN AIR RACES...Ripping the skies asunder with blinding speed.
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.
Alice Faye Constance Bennett Nancy Kelly Joan Davis Charles Farrell Jane Wyman Kane Richmond Wally Vernon Joan Valerie Harry Davenport Edward Norris J. Anthony Hughes Mary Gordon Robert Allen Irving Bacon Helen Brown William B. Davidson Fern Emmett Jonathan Hale Sam Hayes Harold Miller Adrian Morris Renie Riano Harry Rosenthal Edwin Stanley Emmett Vogan Eddie Dunn Robert Lowery Ralph Dunn Jack Pennick James Conaty Larry Steers Murray Alper Kit Guard Eddie Marr Milburn Stone Alice Armand Barbara Brewster Gloria Brewster Dorothy Dearing Helen Ericson June Gale Betty Gillies Mary Healy Teddy Kenyon Ruth Nichols Lillian Porter Margo Tanner
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