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During WWI, two officers, one a pilot and the other in the navy, compete for the same beautiful young woman.During WWI, two officers, one a pilot and the other in the navy, compete for the same beautiful young woman.During WWI, two officers, one a pilot and the other in the navy, compete for the same beautiful young woman.
Ernie Alexander
- Alexander, a Pilot
- (uncredited)
Jimmy Aubrey
- Pier Office Sailor
- (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
- Ammunition Factory Clerk
- (uncredited)
Edward Cooper
- Realtor
- (uncredited)
Murray Kinnell
- Padre
- (uncredited)
Eily Malyon
- Wendy, the Maid
- (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe
- MP Corporal
- (uncredited)
Carlyle Moore Jr.
- Moore, a Pilot
- (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
- Moorhouse, a Pilot
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaVariety reported in its review that director Howard Hawks used footage from the movie Hell's Angels (1930) for the big bomber expedition sequence, the main dogfight, and the head-on collision of two airplanes.
- GoofsAlthough the story takes place in England, during the World War I period (1916), 'Joan Crawford''s hairstyles and clothes are all strictly contemporary, including some very striking Adrian creations that were the very trademark of the time and place when it was being filmed (Hollywood, 1933.)
- ConnectionsFeatured in Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002)
- SoundtracksTHE YOUNG OBSERVER
(uncredited)
Traditional
Lyrics by David Snell
Sung by Roscoe Karns and others
[Variant of "My Bonnie"]
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World War I melodrama -- Joan involved with two men
And hubba hubba, one of those men is tall, gorgeous Gary Cooper. End of discussion! This is a very melodramatic film with a lot of World War I action scenes. Apparently the role that Joan plays, Diana, Ronnie's sister, was added to the script and does not appear in the Faulkner novel. Ronnie is Franchot Tone, and he and Crawford met and fell in love during this film. Diana is engaged to Claude (Robert Young) and in fact, one of the major moments of the film is when they decide to sleep together though they're not yet married. Diana, however, soon falls in love with the man who took over her family home, Richard (Cooper) who is also a soldier and winds up in the same division as Ronnie and Claude. For a time, he is presumed dead, but when he reappears, problems arise for Diana, especially when Claude is badly injured and Richard realizes that she is living with him.
The film is very dated. The acting is pretty good except that all these people are supposed to be British. Apparently in order to give a clipped British sound to the dialogue, it goes something like this throughout the film: "Bad thing. Told him. Going away." Cooper is handsome and likable, Young is fine, Crawford is pretty good, and Tone is excellent. There are many rainy action scenes and a very dark atmosphere throughout.
All right. Franchot and Crawford. In love.
The film is very dated. The acting is pretty good except that all these people are supposed to be British. Apparently in order to give a clipped British sound to the dialogue, it goes something like this throughout the film: "Bad thing. Told him. Going away." Cooper is handsome and likable, Young is fine, Crawford is pretty good, and Tone is excellent. There are many rainy action scenes and a very dark atmosphere throughout.
All right. Franchot and Crawford. In love.
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- Also known as
- Turn About
- Filming locations
- March Air Reserve Base, California, USA(aerial sequences)
- Production company
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- Budget
- $659,710 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $267
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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