It's in the Air 86 years old

George Brown is rejected as an Air Raid Warden and in doing so sees his potential to join the Royal Air Force. His dreams could soon come true as he realises that in fact his friend has left behind some very important papers, he dons a his Royal Air Force uniform and delivers the papers when he is mistaken for a dispatch driver from HQ. He soon becomes the butt of jokes from his sergeant which ends him staying indefinitely at the air base. George soon falls in love with the Sergeant Major's daughter and when he discovers his real identity he threatens to report him. On the day of an annual inspection George attempts to escape the base and ends up in a plane, while the inspecting officer watches on, George's plane display is mesmerizing and the inspecting officer insists he should be commended, in order to save their skins George manages to land the plane and is accepted as a flyer by the RAF.

Credits

It's in the Air Cast

Name Character
John Salew He was 36, 59 years old when he died as RAF Radio Operator
Garry Marsh He was 36, 78 years old when he died as Commanding Officer Hill
Eliot Makeham He was 55, 73 years old when he died as Sir Philip's Gardener
Esma Cannon She was 32, 66 years old when she died as Sir Philip's Maid
C. Denier Warren He was 49, 82 years old when he died as Sir Philip
Jack Melford He was 39, 73 years old when he died as Lt. Terry, pilot
Frank Leighton He was 30, 54 years old when he died as Bob Bullock
Jack Hobbs He was 55, 81 years old when he died as Cpl. Craig
Ilena Sylva as Anne Brown
Joe Cunningham He was 7, now 93 years old as Flight Sergeant
Julien Mitchell He was 49, 65 years old when he died as The Sergeant Major
Philip Ray He was 40, 79 years old when he died as Airman with Shoe
Michael Shepley He was 31, 53 years old when he died as Adjutant
Polly Ward She was 29, 77 years old when she died as Peggy
George Formby He was 34, 56 years old when he died as George Brown

It's in the Air Crew

Name Department
Ronald Neame as Cinematography. He was 27 (99) years old when He died Crew
Anthony Kimmins as Director. He was 36 (62) years old when He died Directing
Anthony Kimmins as Writer. He was 36 (62) years old when He died Writing
Gordon Dines as Cinematography. He was 27 (70) years old when He died Crew
Basil Dean as Producer. He was 50 (89) years old when He died Production
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It's in the Air (86 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, November 01, 1938
  • Runtime: 87 minutes