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| Director: | George Archainbaud | 
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| Writer: | Wallace Smith, Humphrey Pearson, Dick Grace | 
| Staring: | 
| When World War I comes to an end, three pilots find themselves on hard times. They wind up in Hollywood, where they work as stunt fliers for a sadistic director. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 12, 1932 | 
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| Director: | George Archainbaud | 
| Writer: | Wallace Smith, Humphrey Pearson, Dick Grace | 
| Genres: | Action, Drama, History, War | 
| Keywords | pilot, hollywood, pre-code, stunt pilot | 
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $732,000 Budget: $621,000 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Richard Dix | Capt. 'Gibby' Gibson | 
| Mary Astor | Follette Marsh | 
| Robert Armstrong | Lt. 'Woody' Curwood | 
| Dorothy Jordan | 'Pest' Curwood | 
| Joel McCrea | Red | 
| Erich von Stroheim | Arthur von Furst | 
| Hugh Herbert | Sergeant Fritz | 
| Ralph Ince | Jettick | 
| Marjorie Peterson | Stenographer | 
| Ralph Lewis | Joe | 
| William B. Davidson | Lelewer | 
| Frank Clarke | Flier (uncredited) | 
| Thomas A. Curran | Night Watchman (uncredited) | 
| Edgar Dearing | Policeman Wanting Report (uncredited) | 
| Art Goebel | Flier (uncredited) | 
| Dick Grace | Flier (uncredited) | 
| Arnold Gray | Tall Actor in War Film (uncredited) | 
| Freeman Lang | Tall Actor in War Film (uncredited) | 
| Leo Nomis | Flier (uncredited) | 
| Frank O'Connor | Officer (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Edward Cronjager | Director of Photography | 
| Max Rée | Costume Design, Scenic Artist | 
| Joseph F. Biroc | Camera Operator | 
| George Archainbaud | Director | 
| Max Steiner | Original Music Composer | 
| Herman J. Mankiewicz | Dialogue | 
| William H. Clothier | Assistant Camera | 
| Leo Tover | Director of Photography | 
| Mel Berns | Makeup Artist | 
| James H. Anderson | Assistant Director | 
| Hugh McDowell Jr. | Sound | 
| Wallace Smith | Screenplay | 
| Robert Presnell Sr. | Dialogue | 
| Humphrey Pearson | Writer | 
| Dick Grace | Stunts, Story | 
| George E. Diskant | Assistant Camera | 
| Elmer Dyer | Aerial Camera | 
| Fred Fleck | Aerial Camera | 
| Robert Robinson | Aerial Camera | 
| Harold E. Wellman | Assistant Camera | 
| Harry J. Wild | Camera Operator | 
| Clem Portman | Sound | 
| William Hamilton | Editor | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| David O. Selznick | Executive Producer | 
| Louis Sarecky | Associate Producer | 
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