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Plot

Grounded daredevil pilot Douglas Fairbanks Jr. secures a job protecting shady Leo Carrillo from his many enemies. Carrillo takes a liking to the young man and promotes him to a flying job--smuggling narcotics into the United States. Fairbanks eventually redeems himself with the help of good girl Bette Davis. Frank McHugh is also around to do his "best buddy" specialty, as Fairbanks' pilot chum. Parachute Jumper was one of Bette Davis' least favorite pictures, a dislike which is all too evident in her substandard performance. In 1962, clips from Parachute Jumper were used in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, which costarred Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, to illustrate that the character Davis was playing was a lousy actress!
MPAA Rating:
Not Yet Rated
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Thriller
Run Time:
73min.
Theatrical Release Date:
03/03/2008
Distributor(s):
Warner Brothers
Director(s):
Alfred E. Green
Starring:
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. , Leo Carrillo , Bette Davis , Frank McHugh , Claire Dodd
Themes:
Drug Trade,Redemption
Tone:
Tense
Keywords:
chauffeur,drug-smuggler,gangster,pilot,rackets [corruption]