20,000 Men a Year 85 years old
They lived on the end of a smoldering fuse!
Pilot disobeys unsafe orders and loses his job. He then starts a flying school which receives a boost when the government launches a program which it hopes will produce 20,000 pilots a year.
Credits
20,000 Men a Year Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robert Shaw He was 12, 51 years old when he died | as Tommy Howell |
| Robert E. Sherwood He was 43, 59 years old when he died | as Dispatcher |
| Selmer Jackson He was 51, 82 years old when he died | as C.A.A. Official |
| Randolph Scott He was 41, 89 years old when he died | as Brad Reynolds |
| Harry Tyler He was 51, 73 years old when he died | as Joe Hungerford |
| Victor Sen Yung He was 24, 65 years old when he died | as Harold Chong |
| Preston Foster He was 39, 69 years old when he died | as Jim Howell |
| George Chandler He was 41, 86 years old when he died | as Soda Jerker |
| Margaret Lindsay She was 29, 70 years old when she died | as Ann Rogers |
| Sidney Miller He was 23, 87 years old when he died | as Irving Glassman |
| Jane Darwell She was 60, 87 years old when she died | as Mrs. Allen |
| Maxie Rosenbloom He was 31, 68 years old when he died | as Walt Dorgan |
| Carl Stockdale He was 65, 79 years old when he died | as Farmer |
| Tom Seidel | as Wally Richards |
| George Ernest He was 17, 87 years old when he died | as Skip Rogers |
| Kane Richmond He was 32, 66 years old when he died | as Al Williams |
| Arthur Rankin He was 123, 77 years old when he died | as Reporter |
| Mary Healy She was 21, 96 years old when she died | as Joan Marshall |
| Landers Stevens He was 62, 63 years old when he died | as Professor |
| Harrison Greene He was 55, 61 years old when he died | as Mr. Jones |
| Edward Gargan He was 37, 61 years old when he died | as Dunk |
| Holmes Herbert He was 57, 74 years old when he died | as Dean Norris |
| Matt McHugh He was 45, 77 years old when he died | as Baseball Fan |
| Edwin Stanley He was 58, 64 years old when he died | as Chief Pilot Lawson |
| Paul Stanton He was 27, now 57 years old | as Gerald Grant |
| Douglas Wood He was 58, 85 years old when he died | as Crandall |
| Iva Stewart She was 25, 71 years old when she died | as Stewardess |
| Dave Morris He was 17, 1 years old when he died | as Baseball Fan |
20,000 Men a Year Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Alfred Edward Green as Director. He was 50 (71) years old when He died | Directing |
| Sol M. Wurtzel as Executive Producer. He was 58 (77) years old when He died | Production |
| Frank Wead as Story. He was 44 (52) years old when He died | Writing |
| Lou Breslow as Screenplay. He was 39 (87) years old when He died | Writing |
| Owen Francis as Screenplay. He was 60 (56) years old when He died | Writing |
| Fred Allen as Editor. He was 45 (61) years old when He died | Editing |
| Samuel Kaylin as Original Music Composer. He was 47 (91) years old when He died | Sound |
20,000 Men a Year (85 years)
They lived on the end of a smoldering fuse!
- Release day: Thursday, October 26, 1939
- Runtime: 84 minutes