| Ceiling Zero | |
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| Directed by | Howard Hawks |
| Screenplay by | Frank Wead |
| Based on | the play Ceiling Zero by Frank Wead |
| Produced by | Jack L. Warner Hal Wallis |
| Starring | James Cagney Pat O'Brien |
| Cinematography | Arthur Edeson |
| Edited by | William Holmes |
| Music by | M.K. Jerome Bernhard Kaun |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Ceiling Zero is a 1936 American adventure drama film directed by Howard Hawks and starring James Cagney and Pat O'Brien. The picture stars Cagney as daredevil womanizing pilot "Dizzy" Davis and O'Brien as Jake Lee, his war veteran buddy and the operations manager of an airline company. Based on a stage play of the same name, the film blends drama with some light comedy. The title, as defined at the beginning of the picture, is an insider term referring to those moments when the sky is so thick with fog that navigating an aircraft is nearly impossible.