Charter Pilot (1940)

King Morgan (Lloyd Nolan) is a pilot who returns late from a flight intending to propose to Lynn Bari, who is miffed, but gets over it when he presents her with a fur. She is a radio actress on a program which is based upon Nolan's exploits. While she changes dresses umpteen times (with the help of her maid, Etta McDaniel), he gets drunk trying to build up his courage, and she goes out with someone else. He goes to straighten it all out and ends up in jail, but she bails him out. He pops the question, but she tells him he is still a little boy in short pants having a good time, with no stability. To please her, he gets a desk job. His young sidekick takes a flight to Honduras, where he meets Arleen Whelan, and also a competitor who is trying to get his firm's business. Back at home Nolan finally talks Bari into accepting, on the beach, but they drop the ring and lose it.

Because of delays the other pilot gets fired, and Nolan flies to Honduras. He bluffs Bari into agreeing for him to fly, and for her to go along on a honeymoon. Then she learns that he is supposed to be there for six months. "King Morgan, next to you a snake would look dapper." After a while Bari repents and decides to go to Honduras to see him, and record the radio serial from there. When she gets there, sparks fly between her and Whelan, but they soon get things straightened out - until she breaks it to Lloyd that she is there for the radio show. He stomps out, but she works a deal with the competitor to use his plane for a remote broadcast. Everything when the other pilot leaves without Nolan. Someone, however, has removed his oxygen tanks. Nolan goes up with the competitor to try to catch the other plane. Bari sees the competitor with a gun and knocks him out. (All this is on the air live on the radio program.) They dive on the other pilot to try to force him to a lower altitude. Finally he understands and goes down, but about that time the competitor revives and jumps Nolan from behind. Bari has to fly the plane while they are fighting. Finally Nolan knocks him out again.
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Etta McDaniel


Arleen Whelan
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