Edward J. Nugent

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American actor (1904-1995) who went from silent-era bit parts to leading roles in Poverty Row features of the 1930s, including the rival pilot Woody in Monogram's Lost in the Stratosphere (1934). He later appeared in dozens of westerns and serials.

Acted In

4.91934·1h 5mPD

Adventure, Drama

A Monogram aviation melodrama built around the era's fascination with record-breaking balloon ascents. Army pilots Tom "Soapy" Cooper (William Cagney, James's brother) and Richard "Woody" Wood (Edward J. Nugent) are inseparable in the air but rivals on the ground, both courting Evelyn Worthington (June Collyer), daughter of their commanding officer. When a high-altitude balloon mission goes wrong, the feud must give way to survival miles above the earth. Typical of Monogram's brisk B-pictures, it pads its stock footage with pre-Code barracks banter and a genuinely tense stratospheric climax. The film's copyright was not renewed; it is in the public domain in the United States.

Adventure · Drama · Romance

Lost in the Stratosphere

1934 - as Richard 'Woody' Wood