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It's in the Air

It's in the Air

Release: 1935-10-10 ·Runtime: 80m ·★ 5.0
Comedy

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.

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Louis Natheaux Louis Natheaux as Race Track Clerk (uncredited) Ronald R. Rondell Ronald R. Rondell as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Jack Benny Jack Benny as Calvin Churchill Clarence Wilson Clarence Wilson as Amos Whipple Billy Dooley Billy Dooley as Taxi Driver (uncredited) Isabelle Keith Isabelle Keith as Guest at Money Auction (uncredited) Phillips Smalley Phillips Smalley as Mr. Winterby Grant Mitchell Grant Mitchell as W. R. Gridley George Chandler George Chandler as Reporter (uncredited) Dean Riesner Dean Riesner as Brave (uncredited) Purnell Pratt Purnell Pratt as Horace McNab Robert Gordon Robert Gordon as Elevator Operator (uncredited) Tyler Brooke Tyler Brooke as Hotel Clerk (uncredited) Una Merkel Una Merkel as Alice Lane Churchill Charles Trowbridge Charles Trowbridge as Alfred Drake Sarah Edwards Sarah Edwards as Old Maid (uncredited) Addie McPhail Addie McPhail as (uncredited) Ivan Miller Ivan Miller as Maloney (uncredited) Eddie Tamblyn Eddie Tamblyn as Jockey (uncredited) Don Brodie Don Brodie as Reporter (uncredited) Jim Thorpe Jim Thorpe as Indian Father (uncredited) Al Shean Al Shean as Mr. Johnson Jean Acker Jean Acker as (uncredited) Gertrude Astor Gertrude Astor as (uncredited) Margaret Seddon Margaret Seddon as Mrs. Martha (uncredited) Dale Van Sickel Dale Van Sickel as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Ted Healy Ted Healy as 'Clip' McGurk Claudia Coleman Claudia Coleman as (uncredited) Broderick O'Farrell Broderick O'Farrell as Desert Springs Manager (uncredited) Matty Roubert Matty Roubert as Newsboy (uncredited) Richard Tucker Richard Tucker as Revenue Chief (uncredited) Harvey Stephens Harvey Stephens as Sidney Kendall Frank Marlowe Frank Marlowe as Reporter (uncredited) Ben Hendricks Jr. Ben Hendricks Jr. as (uncredited) Shirley Ross Shirley Ross as Cigar Stand Clerk (uncredited) Larry Wheat Larry Wheat as Tubbs Jim Toney Jim Toney as Curly, House Detective Stanley Andrews Stanley Andrews as Investigator (uncredited) Francis X. Bushman Jr. Francis X. Bushman Jr. as Martin (uncredited) Jay Eaton Jay Eaton as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Dennis O'Keefe Dennis O'Keefe as Announcer / Nightclub Patron (uncredited) John 'Skins' Miller John 'Skins' Miller as Skinny (uncredited) Johnny Arthur Johnny Arthur as Jones, Photographer Mary Carlisle Mary Carlisle as Grace Gridley Howard Hickman Howard Hickman as Mr. Ruby Harold Miller Harold Miller as (uncredited) Nat Pendleton Nat Pendleton as Henry Potke Ernie Adams Ernie Adams as Counterman (uncredited) Lee Phelps Lee Phelps as Investigator (uncredited)