Two young men, one rich, one middle class, who are in love with the same woman, become fighter pilots in World War I.
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Awards:
- Won 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
| Clara Bow | ... |
Mary Preston
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| Charles 'Buddy' Rogers | ... |
Jack Powell
(as Charles Rogers)
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| Richard Arlen | ... |
David Armstrong
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| Jobyna Ralston | ... |
Sylvia Lewis
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| El Brendel | ... |
Herman Schwimpf
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| Richard Tucker | ... |
Air Commander
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| Gary Cooper | ... |
Cadet White
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| Gunboat Smith | ... |
The Sergeant
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| Henry B. Walthall | ... |
David's Father
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| Roscoe Karns | ... |
Lt. Cameron
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| Julia Swayne Gordon | ... |
David's Mother
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| Arlette Marchal | ... |
Celeste
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Rod Rogers | ... |
Aviator
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| Charles Barton | ... |
Soldier Flirting with Mary (uncredited)
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Thomas Carr | ... |
Aviator (uncredited)
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| Thomas Carrigan | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Margery Chapin | ... |
Peasant Woman (uncredited)
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| Andy Clark | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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| Nigel De Brulier | ... |
Peasant (uncredited)
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Hal George | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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| Dick Grace | ... |
Aviator (uncredited)
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Douglas Haig | ... |
(uncredited)
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William Hickey | ... |
Charlton Blanchard (uncredited)
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| Hedda Hopper | ... |
Mrs. Powell (uncredited)
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| George Irving | ... |
Mr. Powell (uncredited)
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Sgt. Jiggs | ... |
(uncredited)
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Jane Laurell | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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| Robert Livingston | ... |
Recruit in Examination Office (uncredited)
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| James Pierce | ... |
Army MP (uncredited)
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| Evelyn Selbie | ... |
Dressing Room Attendant (uncredited)
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Frank Tomick | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Carl von Haartman | ... |
German Officer (uncredited)
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Gloria Wellman | ... |
Peasant Child (uncredited)
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| William A. Wellman | ... |
Doughboy (uncredited)
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| Percy Williams | ... |
Armstrong Butler (uncredited)
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Zalla Zarana | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Directed by
| William A. Wellman | ||
| Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| John Monk Saunders | ... | (story) |
| Hope Loring | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Louis D. Lighton | ... | (screenplay) |
| Julian Johnson | ... | (titles) |
| Byron Morgan | ... | (story ideas) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Lucien Hubbard | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| B.P. Schulberg | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| J.S. Zamecnik | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Harry Perry | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
| E. Lloyd Sheldon | ... | (editor-in-chief) |
| Lucien Hubbard | ... | (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Carl Pierson | ... | cutter (uncredited) |
| Mildred Richter | ... | cutter (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Hans Dreier | ... | (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
| Travis Banton | ... | (uncredited) |
| Edith Head | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Frank M. Blount | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
| Lucien Hubbard | ... | production supervisor (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Charles Barton | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| James Ewens | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Richard Johnston | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Norman Z. McLeod | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| E.K. Merritt | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Charles Barton | ... | property master (uncredited) |
| Paul B. Malone | ... | construction: Camp Stanley (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Ben Burtt | ... | sound designer: Skywalker Sound / sound effects editor: Skywalker Sound |
| Dustin Cawood | ... | Sound Effects Editor |
Special Effects by
| Roy Pomeroy | ... | engineering effects (uncredited) |
| Barney Wolff | ... | special effects assistant (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Rod Rogers | ... | stunt pilot |
| Frank Andrews | ... | stunt pilot (uncredited) |
| Pierce L. Butler | ... | stunt pilot (uncredited) |
| Frank Clarke | ... | stunt pilot (uncredited) |
| Hal George | ... | stunt pilot (uncredited) |
| Dick Grace | ... | aerial stunts (uncredited) |
| Clarence Irvine | ... | stunt pilot (uncredited) |
| Denis Kavanagh | ... | stunt pilot (uncredited) |
| Cherie May | ... | stunt double (uncredited) |
| Earle E. Partridge | ... | stunt pilot (uncredited) |
| Earl H. Robinson | ... | stunt pilot (uncredited) |
| Sterling R. Stribling | ... | stunt pilot (uncredited) |
| Bill Taylor | ... | stunt pilot (uncredited) |
| Frank Tomick | ... | stunt pilot (uncredited) |
| Hoyt Vandenberg | ... | stunt pilot (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| L.B. Abbott | ... | additional photographer (uncredited) |
| E.F. Adams | ... | additional photographer (uncredited) |
| Bert Baldridge | ... | camera operator: Akeley camera (uncredited) |
| Guy Bennett | ... | additional photographer (uncredited) |
| Cliff Blackstone | ... | additional photographer (uncredited) |
| William H. Clothier | ... | camera operator: Akeley camera (uncredited) |
| Frank Cotner | ... | camera operator: Akeley camera (uncredited) |
| Faxon M. Dean | ... | camera operator: Akeley camera (uncredited) |
| Otto Dyar | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Russell Harlan | ... | additional photographer (uncredited) |
| Art Lane | ... | camera operator: Akeley camera (uncredited) |
| Ernest Laszlo | ... | camera operator: Akeley camera (uncredited) |
| Harry Mason | ... | camera operator: Akeley camera (uncredited) |
| Herbert Morris | ... | camera operator: Akeley camera (uncredited) |
| Albert Myers | ... | additional photographer (uncredited) |
| Gene O'Donnell | ... | additional photographer (uncredited) |
| Ray Olsen | ... | camera operator: Akeley camera (uncredited) |
| Paul Perry | ... | additional photographer (uncredited) |
| William Rand | ... | additional photographer (uncredited) |
| Eugene Richee | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| William Riley | ... | camera operator: Akeley camera (uncredited) |
| Harry Schapp | ... | camera operator: Akeley camera (uncredited) |
| Herman Schopp | ... | additional photographer (uncredited) |
| Cliff Shirpser | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| E. Burton Steene | ... | camera operator: Akeley camera (uncredited) |
| George Stevens | ... | additional photographer (uncredited) |
| Sergeant Ward | ... | additional photographer (uncredited) |
| L. Guy Wilky | ... | camera operator: Akeley camera (uncredited) |
| Al Williams | ... | additional photographer (uncredited) / aerial camera operator (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Michael Aarvold | ... | music mixer: restored score / music recordist: restored score |
| Robert Becker | ... | musician: viola - restored score (as Bob Becker) |
| Wayne Bergeron | ... | musician: trumpet - restored score |
| Peter Boyer | ... | conductor: restored score |
| Jeff Bunnell | ... | musician: trumpet - restored score |
| Rebecca Bunnell | ... | musician: violin - restored score (as Becky Bunnell) |
| Eve Butler | ... | musician: violin - restored score |
| Mario De Leon | ... | musician: violin - restored score |
| Burnette Dillon | ... | musician: trumpet solo - restored score |
| Lisa Dondlinger | ... | musician: violin - restored score |
| Phil Feather | ... | musician: oboe, clarinet - restored score |
| Dominik Hauser | ... | music arranger: restored score / orchestrator: restored score |
| John Hayhurst | ... | musician: viola - restored score |
| Ira Hearshen | ... | conductor: restored score |
| Frederick Hodges | ... | addirional music arranger: restored score / musician: piano - restored score |
| Steve Holtman | ... | musician: trombone - restored score |
| Tiffany Y. Hu | ... | musician: violin - restored score (as Tiffany Hu) |
| Norman Hughes | ... | musician: violin - restored score (as Norm Hughes) |
| Sharon Jackson | ... | musician: violin - restored score |
| Pam Jacobson | ... | musician: viola - restored score |
| Peter Kent | ... | musician: violin - restored score |
| Renita Koven | ... | musician: viola - restored score |
| Armen Ksajikian | ... | musician: cello - restored score |
| Songa Lee | ... | musician: violin - restored score |
| Miriam Mayer | ... | musician: viola - restored score |
| Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet - restored score |
| Gregg Nestor | ... | music preparation: restored score |
| Sid Page | ... | musician: violin/concertmaster - restored score |
| Cameron Patrick | ... | musician: viola - restored score |
| Kazi Pitelka | ... | musician: viola - restored score |
| Vladimir Polimatidi | ... | musician: violin - restored score |
| Barbra Porter | ... | musician: violin - restored score |
| Carolyn Riley | ... | musician: viola - restored score |
| Kathleen Robertson | ... | musician: violin solo - restored score |
| Julie Rogers | ... | musician: violin - restored score |
| Nancy Roth | ... | musician: violin - restored score |
| David Stout | ... | musician: trombone solo - restored score |
| George Thatcher | ... | musician: trombone - restored score |
| Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute, piccolo - restored score |
| Craig Ware | ... | musician: trombone - restored score |
| John Wittenberg | ... | musician: violin - restored score |
| Ed Wooley | ... | protools operator: restored score |
| Dan Goldwasser | ... | soundtrack producer: restored score (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Jesse L. Lasky | ... | presenter |
| Adolph Zukor | ... | presenter |
| Frank Andrews | ... | commander: military pilots (uncredited) |
| Henry H. Arnold | ... | technical consultant (uncredited) |
| S.C. Campbell | ... | supervisor: flying sequences (uncredited) |
| Sterling Campbell | ... | technical director: flight sequences (uncredited) |
| Walter Ellis | ... | communications supervisor (uncredited) |
| Jack Ewing | ... | dog trainer: Jiggs (uncredited) |
| James A. Healy | ... | supervisor: flying sequences (uncredited) |
| A.M. Jones | ... | supervisor: ground troop maneuvers (uncredited) |
| E.P. Ketchum | ... | supervisor: trench system reproduction (uncredited) |
| Arthur Kocks | ... | business manager (uncredited) |
| Norman Kohn | ... | business manager (uncredited) |
| F.P. Lahm | ... | commander: military pilots (uncredited) |
| Rodger Manning | ... | business manager (uncredited) |
| Robert Mortimer | ... | ordnance supervisor (uncredited) |
| Edward Norris | ... | double: Buddy Rogers, Parisian hotel scene (uncredited) |
| Ted Parsons | ... | supervisor: flying sequences (uncredited) |
| Harry Reynolds | ... | airplane preparation (uncredited) |
| Bill Taylor | ... | airplane preparation (uncredited) |
| Carl von Haartman | ... | supervisor: flying sequences (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation (A Lucien Hubbard Production)
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1927) (United States) (theatrical) (A Paramount Picture)
- Paramount Pictures UK (1928) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1928) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1929) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Paramount Home Video (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2012) (United States) (DVD) (remastered)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1975) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Films Paramount (1929) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures UK (2013) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Paramount Pictures (2012) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release: restored by)
- CIC-Taft Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
- Channel 4 (1993) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Epoca (Argentina) (VHS)
- Eureka Entertainment (2013) (United Kingdom) (video)
- Intergroove Media (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
- Internet Archive (2023) (World-wide) (internet)
- Mr. Banker Films (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Video (United States) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Video (2013) (United States) (video)
- YouTube (2023) (World-wide) (internet)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Film Technology Company (music produced by) (1987 restoration)
- La-La Land Records (soundtrack) (limited edition)
- Skywalker Sound (Post-Production Sound Services by: 2012 restoration)
- Technicolor (Restoration Services by: 2012 restoration)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Two young men from the same town but different social classes end up as fighter pilots in WWI. Jack Preston is a keen auto mechanic, building and modifying cars. David Armstrong comes from a wealthy family. They are both in love with the same woman, Sylvia. Her heart belongs to David but she doesn't let Jack know and plays along with his infatuation. Meanwhile, Jack's neighbour, Mary, is deeply in love with him but he just views her as a friend. WWI interrupts the romantic entanglements as Jack and David enlist in the US Army Air Service (Air Service of the AEF at the time). They are initially bitter enemies, due to them both vying for Sylvia's affections. Over time, however, they become very good friends. They are both posted to the same fighter squadron in France, where being a fighter pilot means every day could easily be your last. Written by grantss |
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| Taglines | An Epic of the Air See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $2,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Was lost for decades until a copy was discovered languishing in the Cinematheque Francaise film archive in Paris, France. See more » |
| Goofs | The film is set during the years 1917-1918, but most of the female civilian clothes and hairstyles are contemporary with the late 1920s, particularly the clothes worn by Clara Bow in the home sequences and in the Folies Bergère sequence. Bow and almost all the other female characters have bobbed hair, common in 1927 but almost non-existent during World War One. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Eagle and the Hawk (1933). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The Star Spangled Banner See more » |
| Quotes |
Sergeant in Mervale:
Hey, if youse guys need kissin' *I'll* kiss you - wit' a gun-butt! See more » |