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Men of the Sky

Drama | War

3.5

Release Date

July 25, 1942

Duration

20 min

Status

Released

Language

en

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.

Casts

Tod Andrews

Cadet Frank Bickley

Tod Andrews

Eleanor Parker

Mrs. Frank Bickley

Eleanor Parker

Don DeFore

Cadet Dick Mathews

Don DeFore

Ray Montgomery

Cadet Jim Morgan

Ray Montgomery

Ruth Ford

Cadet Gladdens' Sweetheart

Ruth Ford

Dave Willock

Bob 'Sir Galahad' Gladdens

Dave Willock

Owen Crump

Narrator (voice)

Owen Crump

Henry H. Arnold

Himself - 'Hap' Arnold

Henry H. Arnold

Franklyn Farnum

Farmer (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Inez Gay

Mrs. Mathews (uncredited)

Inez Gay

Sol Gorss

Shoe Repair Shop Prorietor (uncredited)

Sol Gorss

Harry Harvey Jr.

Jim Morgan, as a Boy (uncredited)

Harry Harvey Jr.

Billy Lechner

Little Brother Mathews (uncredited)

Billy Lechner

Hank Mann

Storekeeper (uncredited)

Hank Mann

Frank Mayo

Mr. Mathews (uncredited)

Frank Mayo

Jack Mower

Mr. Morgan (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Lottie Williams

Woman Outside Church (uncredited)

Lottie Williams

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