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BallWubba Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

BeSummers Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

MartinHafer "Non-Stop New York" is a British film that has lapsed into the public domain. However, despite this, it is well made and quite enjoyable. However, I strongly hesitate calling it 'Hitchcockian' like some of the other reviewers.The film begins with a hungry and out of work actress (Anna Lee) being in the wrong place at the wrong time. A man is murdered and she's lucky she wasn't killed. And, she's completely unaware of the killing! Because she then is out of circulation for some time, she is unaware that a man was convicted of the murder--and she can exonerate him because she knows he wasn't involved. But the gang behind the killing isn't about to let her go to the police about it and they throw impediments in her way. So, she takes off from England--a stowaway on a clipper plane bound for New York where the man is waiting on death row. She intends to tell the authorities in the States what she knows--the gang plans on murdering her aboard this plane.This film has a few plot holes and bad performances here and there. But, it IS entertaining. I particularly liked the ending--improbable but exciting to watch. Overall, this is a better than average British film and one that will keep you on the edge of your seat at times.

oscar-35 *Spoiler/plot- Nonstop New York, 1937. An English performer is in the USA for work during her recent lay-off, she accidentally gets connected to a murder of a prominent mob lawyer and she sees who kills him. A unemployed man is arrested and convicted for the murder in New YorK. The innocent man is sentenced to death. A worldwide petition radio announcement asks for the English girl witness to contact the defense team to save this man's life from the death house. While she returns home, the crooks are sent to England to make sure she does not come back to the USA to testify. She enlists the help of Scotland Yardcomes back to the USA by airplane, and she saves the day.*Special Stars- John Loder, Anna Lee, Francis L. Sullivan.*Theme- good honest people helping other is it's own reward.*Trivia/location/goofs- B & W. British. The trans Altanic Clipper amphibious plane is similar to Howard Hughes 'Spuce Goose' aircraft design.*Emotion- Although this film is NOT science fiction, it is a first rate murder mystery. It has many twists and turns in it's plot and is well produced. This film is very much like some of the film noir Hitchcock films of this time.

mark.waltz Imagine this---it's 1937, and you can get from London to New York on the White Star Line of jets without stopping, unless of course you find a few delays on Cloud 9 to be stopping. Chorus girl Anna Lee has witnessed a murder, and a detective, the killer, and a blackmailer are also aboard, observing her. This plane is so glamorous, it has actual suites for its passengers, as well as a deck outside of the fast-moving air vehicle. Lee has stowed away on board, afraid of going to Scotland Yard on the fear she'll be made a suspect, and the detective secretly arranges for her to get the last available suite. There's also a saxophone playing brat on board who always ends up being around when danger is lurking, and he ends up being a hero of sorts.The first third of the movie is actually deadly dull, but once the passengers are on board and the plane has taken off, it picks up a bit of speed. Then, it becomes an eye-rolling account of movie fantasy that could never happen in air traffic. The only thing it is missing is a pool! The killer is not afraid of taking others out to get to Lee, so a few other bodies line up along the way. And once the plane is halfway over the Atlantic, the whole passenger list is in jeopardy. Of course, detective John Loder makes a daring attempt to turn things around, and this sequence is so far out there, you can't help but laughing out loud. The site of Athene Seyler as the little saxophone player's aunt waking up in the middle of it is another moment of unintended hilarity. Of course, Anna Lee, whom audiences adored as Lila Quartermain on "GH" and the sweet Sister Margaretta in "The Sound of Music" (as well as the well-intentioned but nosy neighbor in "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?") is strikingly lovely. Only 24 when this film came out, she had a nice if not star making career as a leading lady, and is utterly charming. Francis L. Sullivan made a career out of playing nasty villains, and this is one of the most dastardly. This is a major curio for fans of British cinema, and an interesting follow-up to "The Tunnel" and "Things to Come".

kidboots This is a great "little" actioner set on a fabulous plane - complete with a balcony!!!!In one scene John Loder and Anna Lee go out on the balcony to see ships and planes going by - honestly, they are flying so low the boats can be seen quite clearly. It is utterly fantastic and I love it!!!There were a few English films made at this time that were pre-occupied with all things American ("Gangway" etc.)- complete with dodgy American accents.Pretty Anna Lee plays Jennie Carr, a chorus girl,stranded in New York. She becomes, unwittingly, involved in a murder and the wrong man is arrested. Jennie is the only one who can clear him but the villains arrange to have her arrested on a trumped up charge of burglary so she will be in prison and not be able to testify on his behalf. When she gets out it is a race to save an innocent man from being put to deathShe joins forces with a Scotland Yard Inspector (John Loder) and together they have to race back to New York to free him. They catch a fantastic plane "The Airmail" that goes non-stop to New York in 18 hours!!! (pretty good for 1937). It is like a flying luxury liner with cabins, dining cars and bars!!!!Desmond Tester (along with Nova Pilbeam,was one of the best British child actors of the 1930s) plays Arnold, a musical prodigy who helps the plot along a lot.There are some great British "heavies" involved - Francis L. Sullivan as the Boss and Peter Bull as a blackmailer.