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6.4/10   142 votes
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Writers:
Frank Wead (story)
Harvey Gates (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
16 January 1932 (USA) more
Plot:
Story of rivalry between 2 Navy pilots on and off duty. | add synopsis
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User Comments:
completely formulaic and STILL worth seeing! more

Cast

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Wallace Beery ... CPO H.W. 'Windy' Riker

Clark Gable ... CPO Steve Nelson
Conrad Nagel ... D.W. 'Duke' Johnson
Dorothy Jordan ... Ann Mitchell
Marjorie Rambeau ... Mame Kelsey
Marie Prevost ... Mrs. Lulu Farnsworth
Cliff Edwards ... Baldy
John Miljan ... Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin
Landers Stevens ... Admiral
Reed Howes ... Lt. Fisher
Alan Roscoe ... Captain, U.S.S Saratoga
Frank Conroy ... Chaplain
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Virginia Bruce ... Girl (scenes deleted)
John Kelly ... Sailor (scenes deleted)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
109 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Norway:A | USA:Approved (PCA #3258-R, 29 March 1937 for re-release)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The sailor that "kicks" the block from under the tire of one of the planes is Charles M. Burton. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Clark Gable: Tall, Dark and Handsome (1996) more
Soundtrack:
Nearer My God, To Thee more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
completely formulaic and STILL worth seeing!, 18 March 2006
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Author: planktonrules from Bradenton, Florida

Okay, I know that most Wallace Beery films are pretty formulaic and superficial. However, this doesn't mean they were bad. Very few of his films were bad, though many fall in the average category. However, occasionally, his films rose above the mundane, such as DINNER AT EIGHT, GRAND HOTEL, MIN AND BILL and this film. While I will admit this movie isn't up to the standards of the three films I listed, it does approach them in quality and is a decent effort for him and new-comer Clark Gable. In particular, if you are a Gable or airplane buff, like me, you will love this film. It features a lot of great flying sequences you just won't see in many films of the era. Our aircraft carriers and dirigibles just weren't seen as being very important and weren't shown in many films during the Depression era. So, from a purely historic point of view, this is an important film. When you add good acting and dialog and an exciting script, you have an excellent film well worth your time.

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