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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

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