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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

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