Central Airport (1933)
Due to an accident in which several passengers are killed, Richard Barthelmess, an accomplished pilot, is let go. Later, he saves Sally Eilers, a stunning parachute jumper, whose chute got stuck in a tree. When her pilot dies, Barthelmess gets the job and he and Eilers become romantically involved. However, Barthelmess believes a pilot should never marry and breaks Eilers' heart. His younger brother, Tom Brown, who is also a pilot, meets Eilers and falls in love with her, taking Barthelmess' place when he gets injured. Barthelmess buys a wedding ring for Eilers but finds she has already married his brother. He becomes known as the greatest aviator in the world as he travels from country to country as a tramp flyer. Eilers runs into him in Havana and sees the wedding ring he turned into a talisman. When he explains, she admits she still loves him the most, but they receive a message that Tom's plane has crashed in rough seas. Barthelmess sets out to rescue his brother, says goodbye to Eilers, and resumes his wandering.
Books with substantial mentioning of Central Airport
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Fred Landesman The John Wayne Filmography Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 2004 |
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Mark Ricci, Boris Zmijewsky, Steve Zmijewsky The Complete Films of John Wayne New York, NY, 1995 |
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