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Men of the Sky
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Men of the Sky

1942-07-25 · 20 min · ★ 5.8

Drama · War

A propaganda film, made in the early months of World War II, dramatizing a new group of U.S. Army Air Force pilots receiving their wings from Lt. General H.H. Arnold. An off-screen narrator introduces four of them to us; we see them before the war, during flight training, and in their first assignments as pilots.

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Directors
B. Reeves Eason
Production companies
Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Tod AndrewsTod AndrewsCadet Frank Bickley
Eleanor ParkerEleanor ParkerMrs. Frank Bickley
Don DeForeDon DeForeCadet Dick Mathews
Ray MontgomeryRay MontgomeryCadet Jim Morgan
Ruth FordRuth FordCadet Gladdens' Sweetheart
Dave WillockDave WillockBob 'Sir Galahad' Gladdens
Owen CrumpNarrator (voice)
Henry H. ArnoldHenry H. ArnoldHimself - 'Hap' Arnold
Franklyn FarnumFranklyn FarnumFarmer (uncredited)
Inez GayMrs. Mathews (uncredited)
Sol GorssSol GorssShoe Repair Shop Prorietor (uncredited)
Harry Harvey Jr.Jim Morgan, as a Boy (uncredited)
Billy LechnerLittle Brother Mathews (uncredited)
Hank MannHank MannStorekeeper (uncredited)
Frank MayoFrank MayoMr. Mathews (uncredited)
Jack MowerJack MowerMr. Morgan (uncredited)
Lottie WilliamsWoman Outside Church (uncredited)

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