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5.6/10 • 22

1941-09-261h 38m

WarDramaRomance

ROLLICKING ROMANCE! GLORIOUS ADVENTURE!

An American pilot impulsively joins His Majesty's Royal Air Force in Britain in an attempt to impress his ex-girlfriend.

Directors
Henry King
Editors
Barbara McLean

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  1. Tyrone Power

    Tyrone Power

    Tim Baker

  2. Betty Grable

    Betty Grable

    Carol Brown

  3. John Sutton

    John Sutton

    Wing Commander Morley

  4. Reginald Gardiner

    Reginald Gardiner

    Roger Pillby

  5. Donald Stuart

    Donald Stuart

    Corporal Harry Baker

  6. Ralph Byrd

    Ralph Byrd

    Al Bennett

  7. Richard Fraser

    Richard Fraser

    Thorndyke

  8. Denis Greene

    Denis Greene

    Flight Lt. Redmond

  9. Bruce Lester

    Bruce Lester

    Flight Lt. Sterling Richardson

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CinemaSerf

Jun 25, 2022

6/10

Tyrone Power looks great but otherwise this is a rather procedural piece of semi-propaganda depicting the RAF efforts against the Nazis at the start of WWII. In order to preserve neutrality, the USA would deliver planes to the Canadian border where they would be rather unceremoniously towed across the frontier before being flown on to Britain. One such pilot is "Tim Baker" (Power) a man keen to get in on the action. Even more keen when he discovers that his ex-girlfriend "Carol" (Betty Grable) is also in the UK, and he determines to rekindle that relationship, too. She, on the other hand, has had enough of his wastrel ways and is sweet on his boss "Morley" (John Sutton) who lives in a stately pile in Kent (the oldest house in her hometown isn't 30 years old!). There is a bit of chemistry between the pair, and quite a fun supporting effort from Reginald Gardiner but the dialogue is too stodgy and Grable doesn't really get enough screen time in which to stamp her effervescent personality. Plenty of decent action photography - even if much of it is studio-shot, though, and Rathbone/Bruce "Sherlock Holmes" fans might spot an early short appearance from Dennis Hoey ("Lestrade"). Does it's job this, nothing more...

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Status
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Original Language
English
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Keywords
world war iibomber pilotroyal air force