Without Orders (1936)

At Portland Oregon playboy pilot Len Kendrick lands at the end of a crosscountry record flight met by his father JP Kendrick who owns Amalgamated Air Lines Len is a media darling adored by fans for his daring flights He is in love with Amalgamated stewardess Kay Armstrong who is dating veteran pilot Wad Madison Len dates her sister Penny who learns that his harddrinking and recklessness has caused the death of his copilot Penny knows that he was drinking before the fateful flight and only escaped prosecution by bribing a bartender She leaves Len who ends up at Amalgamated as a line pilot being tutored by Wad