Death Flies East (1935): cast, story & where to watch
1935 · Film
Released in 1935, Death Flies East is a drama film directed by Phil Rosen, running about 65 minutes.
What it’s about. Evelyn Vail (Florence Rice) is a nurse convicted of poisoning a patient. Out on parole, Evelyn decides to fly to Sing-Sing and confront death row inmate who accused her of the deed in the first place. On board the airliner, Evelyn makes the acquaintance of John Robinson Gordon (Nagel), who is transporting a revolutionary munitions formula to Washington, D.C. Another passenger, Baker (Robert Allen), complains of having been poisoned and leaves the plane during a stopover in Dallas. Back in the air, Gordon's bodyguard, Lieutenant O'Brien (Fred Kelsey), suffers the same fate, but this time the poison proves fatal. The plane returns to Dallas, where Police Captain Barrie (William B. Davidson) accused poor Evelyn of the crime. Happily, Gordon can prove otherwise and the real culprit is unmasked.
Who’s in it. Death Flies East stars Conrad Nagel as John Robinson Gordon, Florence Rice as Evelyn Vail, Raymond Walburn as Evans and Geneva Mitchell as Helen Gilbert, among others.
Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Death Flies East page.
If you liked it. Fans of Death Flies East tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.
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- Where can I watch Death Flies East (1935)?
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- Who stars in Death Flies East?
- Death Flies East stars Conrad Nagel, Florence Rice, Raymond Walburn, Geneva Mitchell and Robert Allen.
- When was Death Flies East released?
- Death Flies East was released in 1935, with a runtime of about 65 minutes.