Madame et son pilote, escale à Tokyo

The Lady Takes A Flyer marks the first film that Lana Turner did post her MGM contract period. Universal Studios paired her with one of their leading leading men Jeff Chandler in this story about a pair of pilots who fall in love and get married and found an air charter business.

According to the Citadel Film Series book on the Films of Lana Turner, the film is based on a real life couple Mary and Jack Ford, married flyers who founded an air charter service post World War II. But the book also says that the film does not reflect their real lives and a picture in it shows they look nothing like our stars.

The problems between the two fliers come when Lana has a baby and has to cut down her flying hours. It isn't helped when Chandler hires another female pilot Andra Martin as part of the service.

The film will hardly be in the top 10 list for either Lana Turner or Jeff Chandler, but it's pleasant enough entertainment with a bit excitement in the end when both stars are flying separate planes to the United Kingdom in some rough weather.