Of perhaps more immediate interest is non-flying films that include scenes
or subplots of interest to the pilot. "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" is
a classic example, with Paul Mantz flying the twin Beech through the
billboard.

That was actually Mantz' partner Frank Tallman flying through the billboard.
The board was balsa wood but the frame was all steel. The leading edges of the
wings were so badly distorted afterward it took full power to fly it back to
the runway. Tallman also flew the Beech through an open hangar something Mantz
had done about 30 years before with a biplane.

John Dupre'