"SIX STARS IN A ROMANCE OF THE SKIES!"
Story of South American mail pilots, and the dangers they face flying at night.
Social & External
The people behind it
John Barrymore
Riviere
Helen Hayes
Madame Fabian
Clark Gable
Jules
Lionel Barrymore
Robineau
Robert Montgomery
Auguste Pellerin
Myrna Loy
Wife of Brazilian Pilot
William Gargan
Brazilian Pilot
C. Henry Gordon
Daudet
Leslie Fenton
Jules' Radio Operator / Co-Pilot
Harry Beresford
Pierre Roblet
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