Parachute Jumper
“Seventy-five Smackers a Jump- and Most of it Goes to Widows!”
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An Air Force washout and his buddy room with a pretty young lady. Desperate for jobs during the Depression, they finally land employment with the mob.
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Principal cast & crew: 39
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Edited by Ray CurtissShot by James Van Trees
Also known as
- El diablo del paracaídases
- Le Parachutistefr
- Uomini nello spazioit
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Cast & Crew
39 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
as Bill Keller
Bette Davis
as Patricia 'Alabama' Brent
Frank Mchugh
as Toodles Cooper
Claire Dodd
as Mrs. Newberry
Leo Carrillo
as Kurt Weber
Harold Huber
as Steve Donovan
Thomas E Jackson
as Detective Lt. Coffey
Leon Ames
as Pilot with Alabama
Reginald Barlow
as The Colonel
Stanley Blystone
as Cop
Harry C Bradley
as Man in Society for Prohibition Enforcement Office (uncredited)
Ed Brady
as Capt. J.C. Mason (uncredited)
Supporting cast
22Walter Brennan
as Counterman at Jewel Diner (uncredited)
George Chandler
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
G Pat Collins
as Tom Crowley (uncredited)
Gordon De Main
as Narcotics Squad (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
as Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
Frank Fanning
as Detective at Nightclub (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
as Marine (uncredited)
Pat Harmon
as Diner Customer (uncredited)
Harold Healy
as Phil Wilson (uncredited)
Walter Miller
as Pilot (uncredited)
Philip Morris
as Detective (uncredited)
Ferdinand Munier
as Hocheimer (uncredited)
Frank O Connor
as Detective with Lt. Coffey (uncredited)
Pat O Malley
as Pilot (uncredited)
Franklin Pangborn
as Man in Private Office (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
as Canadian Airport Contact (uncredited)
Nat Pendleton
as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Russ Powell
as Counterman at Second Diner (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
as Canadian Airport Contact (uncredited)
William Stack
as Maitre D' (uncredited)
Sheila Terry
as Weber's Secretary (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
as Marine Recruiter (uncredited)
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