简介：Makingatranscontinentalplaneflightinonlythirteenhourswasquiteanachievementwhenthisfilmwasmadein1936--butitwasnotimpossible,asindicatedbyParamount'slast-minutedecisionto"downsize"thefilm'soriginaltitle,TwentyHoursbyAir.InanticipationofAirport34yearslater,womanizingpilotJackGordon(FredMacMurray)iscalledupontosafelyguidehisplanethroughablindingblizzard.Histaskiscomplicatedbyatrioofcrookswhoareescapingfromthelawafterpullingajewelheist,andbyashadynobleman(FredKeating)whooffersGordonalargeamountofmoneyifhewilllandtheplanebeforeSanFrancisco.Intheclimax,oneofthepassengershijackstheplane,onlytobefoiledby--ofallpeople--anobnoxiousbratofayoungster(BennieBartlett).Ohyes,andbeforethiseventfulflighthasreacheditsconclusion,self-styledLotharioJackhasdecidedtosettledownwithonegirl,wealthyFeliceRollins(JoanBennett),who,duringoneofthemanycrises,isbrieflypressedintoserviceasJack'scopilot.ThirteenHoursbyAirwasproducedwiththetechnicalassistanceofUnitedAirlines.…