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Release year: 1929

Storyline

Right before embarking on his South Pole mission Commander Hall hears his wife's confession that she loves his co-explorer Tom. Hall remains silent, they crash their zeppelin and only one of the two can be picked up by the rescue plane.

Top credits

Directors

Edward Sloman

Writers

Cast

Conway Tearle — Cmdr. Donald Hall
Virginia Valli — Miriam Hall
Ricardo Cortez — Tom Armstrong
Duke Martin — Lt. Wallace

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Did you know

• This film, like Dirigible (1931), is also loosely based on the crash of the airship "Italia", flown by Umberto Nobile, around 5/25/1928, near the North Pole, and the international rescue effort that cost early polar explorer Roald Amundsen his life. The pilot who rescued Nobile also crashed when returning to rescue more survivors and had to be rescued himself.

• The story is set three years into the future from the year (1929) of the film's theatrical release. In a scene set at the Hall's living room with Miriam and her friends, a radio announcer reports that a cable from the airship has arrived, dated Thursday, August 4. In 1932, August 4 fell on a Thursday.

• The world premiere showing occurred on 31 December 1929 at the Million Dollar theatre in Los Angeles. (Illustrated Daily News, ((Los Angeles, Calif.)) 1/1/30)