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Overview

User Rating:
7.9/10   1,682 votes
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Director:
Howard Hughes
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Writers:
Harry Behn (writer)
Howard Estabrook (writer)
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Release Date:
15 November 1930 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | War more
Tagline:
Howard Hughes' Thrilling Multi-Million Dollar Air Spectacle more
Plot:
Two brothers attending Oxford enlist with the RAF when World War I breaks out. Roy and Monte Rutledge have very different personalities... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
Still exciting and entertaining more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Ben Lyon ... Monte Rutledge
James Hall ... Roy Rutledge

Jean Harlow ... Helen (as Jean Harlowe)
John Darrow ... Karl Armstedt
Lucien Prival ... Baron Von Kranz
Frank Clarke ... Lt. von Bruen
Roy Wilson ... Baldy Maloney
Douglas Gilmore ... Capt. Redfield
Jane Winton ... Baroness Von Kranz
Evelyn Hall ... Lady Randolph
William B. Davidson ... Staff Major
Wyndham Standing ... RFC squadron commander
Lena Melana ... Gretchen, waitress (as Lena Malena)
Marian Marsh ... Girl selling kisses (as Marilyn Morgan)
Carl von Haartman ... Zeppelin commander
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Additional Details

Runtime:
127 min | Belgium:94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | German | French
Colour:
Black and White | Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Norway:16 | Brazil:14 | UK:A (original rating) (heavily cut) | UK:PG (video rating) (2005) (uncut) | USA:PG (re-release) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Three pilots died during shooting. more
Quotes:
Monte Rutledge: Listen, Roy, never love a woman. Just make love to her. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell (1993) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Wine, Women and Song, Op.333 more

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17 out of 22 people found the following comment useful:-
Still exciting and entertaining, 24 February 1999
9/10
Author: Venarde from United States

OK, so the story is corny, and some of the performances (dialogue coached by James Whale!) are early sound acting at its worst. This is nonetheless a very watchable movie, even its hoariest plot devices (all about friends and enemies and duty and how betrayal is sometimes the greatest expression of devotion, creeeeeeeeeak) excused by breathtaking aerial footage and a truly memorable sequence in the middle involving a German dirigible over London. Some German dialogue adds realism, although that sign in occupied France that reads "Munitions Depot" is not too authentic. The portrayal of women, including a very young Jean Harlow, makes the late 20th-century viewer squirm; it's also unfortunate that that German general looks so much like Pee Wee Herman. Watch it anyway for the flying and the extremely effective two-color and three-color sequences. "Top Gun" doesn't look nearly as good and will not age this beautifully.

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