20,000 Men a Year
1939 film by Alfred E. Green / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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20,000 Men a Year (aka Air Story and Aviation Story) is a 1939 American action film directed by Alfred E. Green and written by Lou Breslow and Owen Francis.[1] The film stars Randolph Scott, Preston Foster, Margaret Lindsay, Mary Healy, Robert Shaw, George Ernest, Jane Darwell, Kane Richmond and Maxie Rosenbloom.[2] It was the fourth and last film produced by Cosmopolitan Pictures in its final year of operation.
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Directed by | Alfred E. Green |
Screenplay by | Lou Breslow Owen Francis |
Story by | Frank Wead |
Produced by | Sol M. Wurtzel (Executive producer) |
Starring | Randolph Scott Preston Foster Margaret Lindsay Mary Healy Robert Shaw George Ernest Jane Darwell Kane Richmond Maxie Rosenbloom |
Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
Edited by | Fred Allen |
Music by | Samuel Kaylin (Musical director) |
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Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Long before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. government had encouraged Hollywood to produce films designed to encourage a buildup of the aviation industry as well as the military. The release of 20,000 Men a Year on October 27, 1939 by 20th Century Fox reflected the spirit of the times.[3] [N 1]