Air Devils (1938)

Two daredevil pilots go after the same girl.

Director:

John Rawlins

Writers:

Harold Buckley (original story "The Fighting Marines"), Harold Buckley (screenplay),

Stars:

Larry J. Blake, Dick Purcell, Beryl Wallace

Cast

Cast overview:
Larry J. Blake	...	John P. 'Horseshoe' Donovan (as Larry Blake)
Dick Purcell	...	Percy 'Slats' Harrington
Beryl Wallace	...	Marcia Bradford
Mamo Clark	...	Lolano
Charles Brokaw	...	Tom Mordant
Minerva Urecal	...	Margaret Price
Forbes Murray	...	Capt. Hawthorne
Paul Sutton	...	Holo
LeRoy Mason	...	Robert Walker
Al Kikume	...	Don Kahano
Michael Visaroff	...	The President
Billy Wayne	...	Sgt. Jennings

Storyline

Two daredevil pilots go after the same girl.

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Plot Keywords:

pilot | shed | spy | archive footage | remake | 

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Taglines:

She Was The Island Girl Of Their Dreams... But they couldn't sleep worrying about her!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 May 1938 (USA)

Also Known As:

I diavoli dei mari del sud

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

Not very engaging story of police fighting saboteurs and each other

Sub-par run of the mill story about two guys in love with the same woman...sort of. Second billed Dick Purcell is the star of this mish mash of comedy action, romance and espionage. Purcell is a private in an island constabulary who is jealous of his friend, "Horseshoe", who won great acclaim when he bombed a villain's hide out. There's fun and games as the two men try to out do each other. The constabulary is attempting to provide protection for the building over a dangerous swamp, however a band of bad guys wants to stop the bridge and so they move from sniping at the workers to burning down the storage shed. Its a mess as the movie doesn't know whether its serious,or a comedy or what the real plot of the film is. Its not bad so much as unengaging, which is a shame since this movie really looks good and has a wonderful old Hollywood sense of place. But to be honest 15 minutes in I lost interest and while the DVD ran to the end I wasn't much paying attention. If I ran across it on TV and there wasn't anything else on I'd try it again, but other than that this is a well made misfire.