Movie Description
Men of the Sky
(1942)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : B. Reeves Eason
- Producer : Gordon Hollingshead
- Writer : Owen Crump
- Editor : Harold McLernon
- Cast : Tod Andrews,Eleanor Parker,Don DeFore,Ray Montgomery,Ruth Ford,Dave Willock,Owen Crump,Henry H. Arnold,Franklyn Farnum,Inez Gay,Sol Gorss,Harry Harvey Jr.,Billy Lechner,Hank Mann,Frank Mayo,Jack Mower,Lottie Williams
Cast
Cadet Frank Bickley
Mrs. Frank Bickley
Cadet Dick Mathews
Cadet Jim Morgan
Cadet Gladdens' Sweetheart
Bob 'Sir Galahad' Gladdens
Narrator (voice)
Himself - 'Hap' Arnold
Farmer (uncredited)
Mrs. Mathews (uncredited)
Shoe Repair Shop Prorietor (uncredited)
Jim Morgan, as a Boy (uncredited)
Little Brother Mathews (uncredited)
Storekeeper (uncredited)
Mr. Mathews (uncredited)
Mr. Morgan (uncredited)
Woman Outside Church (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleMen of the Sky
Status Released
Release Information
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1942-07-25
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 20m
Production CompaniesWarner Bros. Pictures,The Vitaphone Corporation
Genres
- Drama
- War
