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Above the Clouds
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Above the Clouds

1933-12-13 · 68 min · ★ 6.5

Action · Drama

Robert Armstrong stars as Scoop Adams, an ace newsreel cameraman whose love affair with the bottle all but destroys him professionally. Scoop manages to get his photographer pal Dick (Richard Cromwell) fired as well, but he promises to restore Dick's reputation, some way or another. He gets his chance while covering a dirigible wreck (some three years before the Hindenburg), saving the day for both Dick and himself.

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Directors
Roy William Neill
Production companies
Columbia Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Robert ArmstrongRobert ArmstrongScoop Adams
Dorothy WilsonDorothy WilsonConnie
Richard CromwellRichard CromwellDick Robinson
Edmund BreeseEdmund BreeseCrusty
Morgan WallaceMorgan WallaceChandler
Dorothy RevierDorothy RevierDolly
Bessie BarriscaleBessie BarriscaleMother
Geneva MitchellGeneva MitchellMabel
Sherry HallDoyle
Luis AlberniLuis AlberniSpeakeasy Owner

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