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Kuolemanlaakson lentäjät

Original title: Sky Giant
  • 19381938
  • SS
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
180
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Joan Fontaine, Richard Dix, and Chester Morris in Kuolemanlaakson lentäjät (1938)
ActionAdventureDrama
Given the job of training young pilots for important post-war cargo flights, hard-boiled Col. Stockton forces ex-officer Stag Cahill back into the military to be his aide at the academy. Com... Read allGiven the job of training young pilots for important post-war cargo flights, hard-boiled Col. Stockton forces ex-officer Stag Cahill back into the military to be his aide at the academy. Complications arise when Stockton's son Kenneth arrives for training and Stockton, believing ... Read allGiven the job of training young pilots for important post-war cargo flights, hard-boiled Col. Stockton forces ex-officer Stag Cahill back into the military to be his aide at the academy. Complications arise when Stockton's son Kenneth arrives for training and Stockton, believing his son to be a slackard, looks for an excuse to drop him from the program. Rivalry develo... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
180
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  • Director
    • Lew Landers
  • Writer
    • Lionel Houser(story "Ground Crew")
  • Stars
    • Richard Dix
    • Chester Morris
    • Joan Fontaine
  • Director
    • Lew Landers
  • Writer
    • Lionel Houser(story "Ground Crew")
  • Stars
    • Richard Dix
    • Chester Morris
    • Joan Fontaine
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    • 6User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Richard Dix and Chester Morris in Kuolemanlaakson lentäjät (1938)
    Joan Fontaine and Richard Dix in Kuolemanlaakson lentäjät (1938)
    Joan Fontaine, Richard Dix, and Chester Morris in Kuolemanlaakson lentäjät (1938)
    Richard Dix in Kuolemanlaakson lentäjät (1938)

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    Richard Dix
    Richard Dix
    • Capt. W.R. 'Stag' Cahill
    Chester Morris
    Chester Morris
    • Kenneth 'Ken' Stockton
    Joan Fontaine
    Joan Fontaine
    • Meg Lawrence
    Harry Carey
    Harry Carey
    • Col. Cornelius Stockton
    Paul Guilfoyle
    Paul Guilfoyle
    • 'Fergie' Ferguson
    Robert Strange
    Robert Strange
    • Joe R. Weldon
    Max Hoffman Jr.
    • Cadet Brown
    • (scenes deleted)
    Vickie Lester
    Vickie Lester
    • Edna, the Colonel's Secretary
    • (as Vicki Lester)
    James Bush
    James Bush
    • Cadet Thompson
    Eddie Marr
    Eddie Marr
    • Cadet Austin
    • (as Edward Marr)
    Hooper Atchley
    Hooper Atchley
    • John Nelson
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Campbell
    • Cadet Goodwin
    • (uncredited)
    Tom Chatterton
    Tom Chatterton
    • Johnson
    • (uncredited)
    William Corson
    • Cadet Trainee Claridge
    • (uncredited)
    Jerry Frank
    • Cadet Trainee Newman
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Gargan
    • Airline Steward
    • (uncredited)
    Frances Gifford
    Frances Gifford
    • Stewardess
    • (uncredited)
    Augie Gomez
    • Cadet Barton
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lew Landers
    • Writer
      • Lionel Houser(story "Ground Crew") (screenplay)
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Reviewers noted that the Arctic mapping flight in the movie was very similar to the trans-world flight of Howard Hughes, which he completed shortly before the preview screening.
    • Quotes

      Col. Cornelius Stockton: That's the first and last case of insubordination that I expect to here!

    • Soundtracks
      When You and I Were Young, Maggie (1866)
      Music by J.A. Butterfield

      Words by George W. Johnson

      Sung a cappella and hummed by Chester Morris

    User reviews6

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    2/10
    Man's man's right
    The most interesting thing about this film is that Stag, Ken, and Fergie all have the exact same head, with slight variations. Stag has a swollen jaw, Ken has swollen face cheeks, and Fergie has an unfortunate swollen forehead and the most ridiculous pair of eyebrows I've ever seen outside of an animated creature.

    This is a study in 1930s male beauty. Richard Dix is an absolute profile slut, whoring his chiseled nose left and right, scene after scene after scene. Do you like that? Can you take it? Faster? Faster?

    His left side was apparently the most photogenic and it's absolutely fascinating to watch how he twists it into every scene, even when the scene isn't designed around him talking to someone to his right, or looking off camera right.

    About halfway through I started to imagine George C. Scott (jaw), Don Rickles (face cheeks), and Agent Smith from the Matrix (unfortunate swollen forehead) as the principles instead of the actual principles because it was much more entertaining. I recommend you do the same.

    The story? You'll get to see some planes fly around and Don Rickles has daddy issues and is forced to outprofile George C. Scott to see who gets to marry Elrond's cousin.

    *Sigh*
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    • rideadinosaur82
    • Nov 30, 2005

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    • Release date
      • January 22, 1939 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sky Giant
    • Filming locations
      • RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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