Devil Dogs of the Air (1935)

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:

Egoist | Pilot | Romantic Rivalry | Dirigible | Marriage Proposal

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

It works for me

Personally I'm not with Maltin at all on this one. This is a comedy and a darn funny one. Cagney is as electrified as ever, and O'Brien and Lindsay play their parts to the hilt as well. Personally I was slightly bored by the flying scenes, but if you like that sort of thing, you've got that in this movie as well. On a scale of one to five, I give it three and a half.