Devil Dogs of the Air (1935)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Lloyd Bacon

Writers:

John Monk Saunders (story)
Malcolm Stuart Boylan (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

9 February 1935 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Bigger Than "Here Comes The Navy" !

Plot Keywords:

Smoke Screen | Maneuver | Pilot | Bombing | Egoist

Cast

James Cagney	...	Thomas Jefferson 'Tommy' O'Toole
Pat O'Brien	...	Lieut. William R. 'Bill' Brannigan
Margaret Lindsay	...	Betty Roberts
Frank McHugh	...	Crash Kelly, ambulance driver
John Arledge	...	'Mac' MacIntosh, corpsman
Helen Lowell	...	Ma Roberts
Robert Barrat	...	Commandant
Russell Hicks	...	Captain
William B. Davidson	...	Adjutant, a captain (as William Davidson)
Ward Bond	...	Jimmy, senior instructor
Bill Elliott	...	Instructor (as Gordon Elliott)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Edward Brophy	...	Undetermined Role (scenes deleted)
Helen Flint	...	Mrs. Brown (scenes deleted)

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #524)

Filming Locations:

North Island Naval Air Station, Coronado, California, USA

Company:

Cosmopolitan Productions

Trivia:

Helen Flint (Mrs. Brown) and Edward Brophy are in studio records/casting call lists as actors in this movie, but they do not appear.

Goofs:

Continuity: The handwriting on the check O'Toole endorses for Betty, and the handwriting on the same check that Betty shows Brannigan, are not the same.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say? (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Happiness Ahead

Fun Cagney

Devil Dogs of the Air (1935)

*** (out of 4)

James Cagney and Pat o'Brien stars in this Warner drama about two Marine pilots who start out as friends but soon turn to enemies when they fall for the same woman (Margaret Lindsay). I had recorded this thing back in March but just now got around to watching it because I thought it would be your typical pilot movie and it pretty much is but there's still a lot going for the film. The star of the film is without a doubt all the flying shots, some of which are just downright terrific including a great scene where Cagney and O'Brien are on a plane, which catches fire. Cagney is his usual great self, although the I think the screenplay makes him too much of a wise guy because you really dislike this guy even though that wasn't the films intent.