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479:(1947), also adapted from a Gann novel, that explored the air mail period was mildly successful. "While many aspects of aviation have continued to interest filmmakers years after the events have passed, the glamor of flying the mail faded quickly ..." and so did interest in this film, concluded Pendo. Film critic
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