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"Ceiling Zero"
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Milwaukee-born Pat O'Brien (in the pilot's uniform) starred with Jimmy Cagney as two commercial airline pilots in "Ceiling Zero." This 1936 Warner Brothers release was one of many aviation films directed by Howard Hawkes.
1936
Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
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WHi 11199
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James Cagney Scene Still
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