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The Lady Takes a Flyer is a 1958 American CinemaScope Eastmancolor comedy-drama romance film released by Universal Pictures. It was directed by Jack Arnold and written by Danny Arnold based on a story by Edmund H. North.

The Lady Takes a Flyer
Film poster by Reynold Brown
Directed by	Jack Arnold
Screenplay by	Danny Arnold
Based on	story by Edmund H. North
Produced by	William Alland
Starring	Lana Turner Jeff Chandler
Cinematography	Irving Glassberg
Edited by	Sherman Todd
Music by	Herman Stein
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	January 30, 1958 (1958-01-30)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Daredevil pilot Mike Dandridge enters into a business partnership with flight-school pal Al Reynolds and meets Maggie Colby, who is also a pilot.

The two flyers take cargo to Japan, where they become romantically involved. Al is best man at their wedding, then joins the Air Force.

Mike hires new pilot Nikki Taylor and might be having an affair with her during business trips while Maggie stays home with their new baby. Maggie flies a shipment herself and lets Mike care of their daughter. He and copilot Phil take a risk by bringing the baby along on a flight to London. Their plane has difficulty landing in fog, angering Maggie, whose own plane barely landed safely. However, Mike and Maggie are brought closer by the experience.

Cast

Production

The film was based on an original screenplay, originally known as Pilots for Hire, then Lion in the Sky. The film was also known as Wild and Wonderful.[1] It was the first of a two-picture deal that Turner had signed with Universal.[2]

Filming began in April 1957.[3]

A novelization of the screenplay, illustrated with production stills, was written by American writer Edward S. Aarons under the pseudonym Edward Ronns.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• The Lady Takes a Flyer at IMDb
• The Lady Takes a Flyer at AllMovie
• The Lady Takes a Flyer at the TCM Movie Database
• The Lady Takes a Flyer at the British Film Institute
• Review of film at Variety

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