Wayne Morris was the man who tested my father in his solo flight during training in becoming an F6F Hellcat pilot in VF-20 (Fighting 20) of Air Group 20 (AG-20) who were on the USS Enterprise CV-6 from August 24th to December 6, 1944 and on the USS Lexington CV-16 from December 11, 1944 to January 26, 1945. In five and a half months of action, 41 AG-20 personnel lost their lives on the Enterprise and 30 on the Lexington.
My father joined the Army Air Corps not long after this movie was made. He flew BT-13s and T-6s during primary flight training, class 42H (August 1942), but not sure where. He was 6'-4" tall so after graduation was transferred to a B-25 training squadron in Bennettesville, SC. By 1943 he was flying B-25 bombing missions out of N. Africa. During the early 1960s our family would drive through Bennettesville on the way to Myrtle Beach from Charlotte on our annual summer vacation. Passing by the former Army Air Corps base, that still had one of the large hangers standing proud, Dad would tell us interesting war stories about his flight training there. Yep, watching this movie was awesome for me. My dad ended up serving in the AAC and later USAF for 21 years before retiring. He was quite a pilot!
*+ + + + +* Jimbo.....!!! 👌 My Dad and 3 uncles flew Spitfire fighters for the RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) during The Battle Of Britain, 1940 = 4 left Queensland / 2 returned home...... RIP to All brave defenders of Liberty. ✔ And OH..... I have many fond memories of lovely Thailand (too)!!! 😎
@@elmagodelmaryahoo Salute also to your brave father and your 3 uncles. Sorry that 2 didn't return home. Yes sir, RIP to all those wonderful Allied heroes fighting against tyranny and oppression, especially those, like your uncles, who paid the ultimate price! Let's hope we can all avoid another horrible world war with the more and more belligerent communist China. But if so, so be it to preserve Liberty for all. Regarding Thailand, probably one of the best places to be throughout this pandemic. Don't know how Thailand dodged the CCP Virus bullet but thank God and/or Buddha the pandemic here has been mainly an inconvenience. Cheers! 👍😁
My dad was in the air force. After that he was an ambulance driver in Detroit Michigan and took Veronica Lake to the hospital 🏥🇺🇸 My dad was always my hero!!💕 love all these black and white movies ❣️
William Holden was everything a man should be, Veronica Lake everything a girl should be, and Constance Moore everything a lady should be. Everyone is so perfectly dressed, and the planes are gorgeous too... Wow! Thanks a lot. I had never seen that movie.
Everything a man should be? Don't think so, the rest of the men in the country inlisted and fought unlike Hollywood's army. Maybe the real man your talking about is Wayne Morris.
@@olderthanyoucali8512 It's just a way to speak, a way to express my admiration to him, not a philosophical truth, or historic or human. Can't you see that ? Always argue about everything !
@@olderthanyoucali8512 fyi the following Hollywood actors fought in world war 2 David niven Mel Brooks Jimmy Stewart Kirk douglas Jason robards Clark gable Psul Newman And later lee marvin.in later wsr and buried in Arlington no less and came from a military family whose ancestors fought in previous wars
Released July 1941 in movie theaters. Thanks for this patriotic movie, a movie I have never seen. Brian Donleavy was a WWI veteran. My father was drafted May 1941. He started as an enlisted man, then tested and accepted to OCS. I enjoy these WWII era movies considering this pre Pearl Harbor. Wayne Morris was a decorated Navy fighter pilot during WWII, I wonder if this movie lit the fuse for his interest in flying ? 😊
The Bombers in this movie were the Boeing Model 299 which by the time of this movie were designated as the B-18 Bolo. The Army Air Corp. was flying the YB-17 at the time, which was latter designated as the B-17A. Shortly before we entered WWII the B-17B was introduced with the new iconic tail shape, a Top and Ball Turret and open Waste Gunner positions. It was this B Model that earned the name Flying Fortress. The C and D Models had changes in Engines and gun caliber. The F Model was equipped with the twin 50 cal. Tail guns. The G Model which 8,680 were produced, was fitted with a front Chin Turret with twin 50s. Then came the Boeing B-29
growing up in the late 60 and early 70's I couldn't get enough of these old movies and this one I haven't seen before. Great action, story plot and my favorite...the world war two planes! Awesome movie I must say.
Am 61..never seen this before. But what a lineup....Real leading men...hard to beat Holden. The old Hollywood machine really cranked them out in those days.
Growing up I was surrounded by Vets, my dad built airfields during the war ( he died when I was 9 in 67) my stepdad liberated islands in the Pacific - Guadalcanal to Okinawa as a Marine. 1 uncle, Army Air Forces followed behind my stepdad as a Crew Chief on B 17s, later B 29s. Another uncle spent the war aboard a CA the USS Augusta, Another one G2 for Gen Patton My mother reskinned heavy bombers, other aunts also worked in War production plants. Father in law was in the British Army in N. Africa with Monty and so on. They fought , then went on to enjoy the peace they fought so hard for.
My father and uncle were both in the air corps during WWII. They both washed out of pilot school. My uncle became a bombardier on a B17 and flew the Dresden Raid. My father was a gunnery instructor in Texas. His claim to fame was turning a 3-day pass into a 9-day pass so he could visit his parents in California. The first thing that happened when he got back to the base was standing next to an officer who was asking another officer if he had heard about a sergeant who turned a 3-day pass into a 9-day pass.
As of 2020, this movie is still not available on either VHS, DVD or Blu-Ray, but it got posted on TH-cam. And there you have it. This movie snared an Academy Award for the visual effects by Gordon Jennings and Farciot Edouart and for best sound effects.
Although Ray Milland was a pilot in real life and was an instructor to US Army trainee pilots during the war, he was rejected for the US Army because of injury and had previously been in the British Army, serving in the Queen's Household Cavalry.
I've seen this s couple of times. Veronica Lake's break through role, William Holden was great as were the flying sequences of the BT-13s and AT-6s. Very interesting. If you like this film try "Thunderbirds: Soldiers of the Air" with Gene Tierney, beautiful movie.
Way back in 1960, our family's old address was Coolhurst in West Whittier California and our family's new address is on Tropicana Way, La Habra, California, so new was it, there were no backyard fences, that were yet to go up. I WAS A FOUR YEARS OLD, out the back door, was several backyard areas that were fenceless, open space. That had VERONA addresses. So, close to Lake, Veronica, I am going PEEK-A-BOO Bang crazy! Too, it seems from this.
This is film finally is getting the exposure it deserves. For a long time, it was very difficult to find a copy to view; I don't believe that ít has ever been released on VHS or DVD. It's not a great film, in my view; but it's a good film and thoroughly enjoyable. And Lake is lovely.
I missed this too. My stepfather was a mechanic on the Flying Tigers out of Northern India. Worked on planes flying the Himalayan Hump. Was going to be a pilot but was color blind. Being a mechanic probably saved his life. Gone now. Still very proud of him.
Ah, the notorious colour blind test! In the RAF this was the first thing you did as a would-be pilot. It simply consisted of a little book, with numbers in colour on multi-coloured backgrounds.Through the book, the numbers slowly mirged into the background..............if you couldn't read them, your pilot days were over before they started.
@@Firebrand55 Actually very happy he was a mechanic. Might not have survived those dog fights over western China. Met a friend of his who did pass his eye tests. They got together about once a year. Different times. Lots of skill back then. Respect all of them.
One of the reasons you might have missed this one is that the film was never, to my knowledge, released on VHS or DVD. The copies that have circulated appear to have been made off of (ripped from) online presentations such as this one.
*The actor 'Harry Davenport' had a career that spanned decades, long before there was any 'Vaudeville'...back to the days of 'Magic Lantern' shows in tents when 'still photos' were shown on a screen accompanied by piano and 'live actors' would be dressed in costumes that matched the photos of real events with famous people...like 'Lee's Surrender' or 'The Death of Lincoln' and so on* ______ *Davenport knew and had worked-with the 'Booth' family dynasty of 'Stage Actors', something almost no one living could claim by the time of this movie* *What a life he had!*
@@overcastfriday81 And was at the same time gung-ho pro-war -- so long as it was others doing the fighting and dying. There are still people who believe he was actually a hero of some kind.
Most actors were 4F, some were from the trenches, (Lee Marvin). During the war Goebbels had taught us the power of the cinema in politics so actors were considered important for the war effort.
Definitely a Good Story with 23 year old William Holden and 19 year old, sultry bombshell Veronica Lake.... her 1st major role. 👌 The aerial "acrobatics" of the BT flight trainers was well done, while the footage of the BTs and B-17 Flying Fortresses in squadrons was really quite beautiful. Holden's emergency landing in that small farm field was pretty Cool TOO... turning "on a dime"!! 😎 "Ballzy" pilots forever _'Pushing The Envelope'_ where sadly the film evolved to unpredicted tragedy.
Randolph Field is now Joint Base San Antonio, has a neat museum on the base and a lot of history there…. Base is located 14 miles east of downtown San Antonio.
Interesting sub-plot with the Al and Sally show for a pre-WW II USAA training film. Also some fine close ups of our finest Heavy Bomber. Great cast of young future superstars. What's not to like?
Ray Milland learnt to fly while serving in the British Army before becoming an actor, he was also a crack shot and superb horseman. Veronica Lake learnt to fly in 1946.
I had never heard of this movie before. I'm currently reading Jimmy Stewart's biography titled Bomber Pilot, written by Starr Smith. This movie is mentioned in the book
If you are fan, Veronica Lake's only Technicolor film was "Bring on the Girls" with Eddie Bracken, also made during the war. Different vibe but still very cool. It's on youtube somewhere.
It seems like some of the comments complain about the accuracy and military security of the movie. They seem to forget that these movies weren't made for military purposes, they were made for civilian entertainment. For that purpose, the movie was just fine. I say, just stop being such a stickler for detail and enjoy the movie as the entertainment it was intended to be.
To get the USA military to help you make a movie like this, you will paint them in a great light or you will not be helped making the movie. Propaganda!
Steven 125, Morris was an Ace, the only previously famous Actor to become one as a fighter pilot in WW2!, four distinguished flying crosses .he also is credited with the sinking of enemy ships.
Up in the air - junior birdmen up in the air - upside down. up in the air - junior birdmen with their noses to the ground! Haven't remembered that one for years....
This was a good watch. Really enjoyed Veronica Lake’s performance. Thank goodness she died before she could ruin any more of William Holden’s (Al’s) life!
At least this is either the original movie, or it is the first direct copy of the original movie. that's why it is so sharp and clear in details. A person can always tell if it is such, as the movie that is bleary in details is a copy of a copy. Copies of copies are always fuzzy and bleary in all details.
I've wondered the same thing. Modern actresses all seem to lack any unique qualities. And you couldn't accuse any of them of having been to finishing school!
Best thing that ever happened was when aircraft came under the banner of the Air Force. Funny thing was, years ago, our Iroquois 'copters, were originally airforce, then went backwards into the army in Australia..lol. My dad was airforce and he couldn't figure why...it was a flying machine...but you can't figure what goes into the services bosses' minds. He was a transport pilot in WW2 over New Guinea. But I think it was the 70's the 'copters ended up in the army.
Later on that year was the battle of LA---for REAL. Ack-Ack guns firing...spotlights...but no enemy planes, TWO nights in a row. It was all spoofed in the movie: "1941".
It was Hollywood films like this that went that extra mile when it came to supporting the growing war effort that was on the verge of consuming all aspects of American life in the early 1940's. I imagine this must have been the movie that inspired so many young Americans to join the Army Air Forces; the branch of the military that became the Trump card in ensuring victory in WW2.
@19:30 The Link Blue Box trainer was the first full instrument flight simulator ever built. It was invented by Edwin Link in 1929 and was used to train half a million pilots in instrumented flight for WW2. th-cam.com/video/7gK54YZ_8eI/w-d-xo.html I worked at Link Simulators (now L3) in the early 1990s. There was a Blue Box on display in the main lobby of their Binghamton, NY corporate office. Really cool to see the thing being used back in the day.
I also love these old movies. But I have to ask, how do women in heels, purse and dress, access sensitive areas of a military base during war time? Let alone sneak onto a base?
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Wayne Morris was the man who tested my father in his solo flight during training in becoming an F6F Hellcat pilot in VF-20 (Fighting 20) of Air Group 20 (AG-20) who were on the USS Enterprise CV-6 from August 24th to December 6, 1944 and on the USS Lexington CV-16 from December 11, 1944 to January 26, 1945. In five and a half months of action, 41 AG-20 personnel lost their lives on the Enterprise and 30 on the Lexington.
Today, the 'Lady Lex' (the Blue Ghost) rests in glory in wet dock at Corpus Christi, Tx.
This feature gives real meaning to the word “feature”, as it pertains to the lovely
Veronica Lake.
- Exquisíte -
I'm only 40, but my Dad got me hooked on the classics as a young kid.. to this day I'm grateful he did.
best movies of all.
Same thing, with my Dad. And I'm 61. Especially, sci-fi/horror films😁!!!
Most of these 'free' movies are "B" movies, but still much better than the CRAP produced nowaDAZE!
am with you, i'm 20 and adore the classics!
Ray Milland, Brian Donlevy and William Holden. What a fabulous front row cast
My father joined the Army Air Corps not long after this movie was made. He flew BT-13s and T-6s during primary flight training, class 42H (August 1942), but not sure where. He was 6'-4" tall so after graduation was transferred to a B-25 training squadron in Bennettesville, SC. By 1943 he was flying B-25 bombing missions out of N. Africa. During the early 1960s our family would drive through Bennettesville on the way to Myrtle Beach from Charlotte on our annual summer vacation. Passing by the former Army Air Corps base, that still had one of the large hangers standing proud, Dad would tell us interesting war stories about his flight training there.
Yep, watching this movie was awesome for me. My dad ended up serving in the AAC and later USAF for 21 years before retiring. He was quite a pilot!
Jimbo in Thailand 4
Thanks for your dads service, my father was in the British Royal Navy in 42.
@@EdwardCothey 👍👍 Both were heroes among heroes fighting on the good side. 😊
*+ + + + +* Jimbo.....!!! 👌
My Dad and 3 uncles flew Spitfire fighters for the RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) during The Battle Of Britain, 1940 = 4 left Queensland / 2 returned home...... RIP to All brave defenders of Liberty. ✔
And OH..... I have many fond memories of lovely Thailand (too)!!! 😎
@@elmagodelmaryahoo Salute also to your brave father and your 3 uncles. Sorry that 2 didn't return home. Yes sir, RIP to all those wonderful Allied heroes fighting against tyranny and oppression, especially those, like your uncles, who paid the ultimate price! Let's hope we can all avoid another horrible world war with the more and more belligerent communist China. But if so, so be it to preserve Liberty for all.
Regarding Thailand, probably one of the best places to be throughout this pandemic. Don't know how Thailand dodged the CCP Virus bullet but thank God and/or Buddha the pandemic here has been mainly an inconvenience. Cheers! 👍😁
My dad was in the air force. After that he was an ambulance driver in Detroit Michigan and took Veronica Lake to the hospital 🏥🇺🇸 My dad was always my hero!!💕 love all these black and white movies ❣️
❤👍
THESE B&Ws are still so much POOPaganda for the WAR Machine!
William Holden was everything a man should be, Veronica Lake everything a girl should be, and Constance Moore everything a lady should be. Everyone is so perfectly dressed, and the planes are gorgeous too... Wow!
Thanks a lot. I had never seen that movie.
Everything a man should be? Don't think so, the rest of the men in the country inlisted and fought unlike Hollywood's army. Maybe the real man your talking about is Wayne Morris.
@@olderthanyoucali8512 It's just a way to speak, a way to express my admiration to him, not a philosophical truth, or historic or human. Can't you see that ?
Always argue about everything !
@@olderthanyoucali8512 fyi the following Hollywood actors fought in world war 2
David niven
Mel Brooks
Jimmy Stewart
Kirk douglas
Jason robards
Clark gable
Psul Newman
And later lee marvin.in later wsr and buried in Arlington no less and came from a military family whose ancestors fought in previous wars
@@diankreczmer6595 Add Mickey Rooney and Tyrone Power. Many of these stars enlisted too, over their studios objections.
Released July 1941 in movie theaters. Thanks for this patriotic movie, a movie I have never seen. Brian Donleavy was a WWI veteran. My father was drafted May 1941. He started as an enlisted man, then tested and accepted to OCS. I enjoy these WWII era movies considering this pre Pearl Harbor. Wayne Morris was a decorated Navy fighter pilot during WWII, I wonder if this movie lit the fuse for his interest in flying ? 😊
I love this older movies, such a different world. I was born in the wrong time.
Then it's up to you to make 'your' time good, like they did.
You and me both! If it were up to me,I would have been born in the mid twenties.
I'll never complain about not having to live through the great depression and WW2 but whatever. 😁
Me too brother! Me too! 🇺🇸
Me too!
This movie is awesome!!! I’ve never seen it before! Great acting, story, everything! Thank you for uploading!
In WW2 Ray Milland was a Flight Instructor, and Wayne Morris "Tom Cassidy" was a Navy pilot
Veronica Lake knew how to wear a dress.
Veronica Lake knew how to BE Veronica Lake! At 50, she succumbed to chronic alcoholism's effects. Waste
The Bombers in this movie were the Boeing Model 299 which by the time of this movie were designated as the B-18 Bolo. The Army Air Corp. was flying the YB-17 at the time, which was latter designated as the B-17A. Shortly before we entered WWII the B-17B was introduced with the new iconic tail shape, a Top and Ball Turret and open Waste Gunner positions. It was this B Model that earned the name Flying Fortress. The C and D Models had changes in Engines and gun caliber. The F Model was equipped with the twin 50 cal. Tail guns. The G Model which 8,680 were produced, was fitted with a front Chin Turret with twin 50s. Then came the Boeing B-29
Boeing 299 was the Boeing project # for the B-17. The B-18 Bolo was a two engine bomber built by Douglas Aircraft.
growing up in the late 60 and early 70's I couldn't get enough of these old movies and this one I haven't seen before. Great action, story plot and my favorite...the world war two planes! Awesome movie I must say.
john wayne ....me too (born 1943)
By the way John - I thought you were great in “The Searchers”
Am 61..never seen this before. But what a lineup....Real leading men...hard to beat Holden. The old Hollywood machine really cranked them out in those days.
Growing up I was surrounded by Vets, my dad built airfields during the war ( he died when I was 9 in 67) my stepdad liberated islands in the Pacific - Guadalcanal to Okinawa as a Marine.
1 uncle, Army Air Forces followed behind my stepdad as a Crew Chief on B 17s, later B 29s.
Another uncle spent the war aboard a CA the USS Augusta,
Another one G2 for Gen Patton
My mother reskinned heavy bombers, other aunts also worked in War production plants.
Father in law was in the British Army in N. Africa with Monty and so on.
They fought , then went on to enjoy the peace they fought so hard for.
God Bless your family, the Greatest Generation
@What a maroon No Sir, they are Patriots. Unless you think The Axis should have won.
How interesting🧐 .
Great film. I hadn’t seen this one before, excellent cast, music and flying scenes.
These were the films you could sit down as a family and watch. No bad language, no sex and violence was moderated
Amen!!❤
It is wonderful seeing all these future big Hollywood stars in their early years.
Saw this movie on TV in 1961 when I was 7 years old, and never forgot it. Lit the fire soloed when I was 16......................
My father and uncle were both in the air corps during WWII. They both washed out of pilot school. My uncle became a bombardier on a B17 and flew the Dresden Raid. My father was a gunnery instructor in Texas. His claim to fame was turning a 3-day pass into a 9-day pass so he could visit his parents in California. The first thing that happened when he got back to the base was standing next to an officer who was asking another officer if he had heard about a sergeant who turned a 3-day pass into a 9-day pass.
"Military men (and women) are dumb stupid animals, to be USED in foreign policy".... Henry Kissinger
As of 2020, this movie is still not available on either VHS, DVD or Blu-Ray, but it got posted on TH-cam. And there you have it. This movie snared an Academy Award for the visual effects by Gordon Jennings and Farciot Edouart and for best sound effects.
Very grateful for this! Only possible way to see it ! Thanks!
Such an awesome movie. And so many great actors!!! Love old movies!!💞💞
Although Ray Milland was a pilot in real life and was an instructor to US Army trainee pilots during the war, he was rejected for the US Army because of injury and had previously been in the British Army, serving in the Queen's Household Cavalry.
Loved Veronica's dress at the end
I've seen this s couple of times. Veronica Lake's break through role, William Holden was great as were the flying sequences of the BT-13s and AT-6s. Very interesting. If you like this film try "Thunderbirds: Soldiers of the Air" with Gene Tierney, beautiful movie.
What? No scandalous tresses covering Veronica Lake's face? Always wondered what she really looked like.
Veronica lake is timeless and was noted for wearing her hair covering one eye
Way back in 1960, our family's old address was Coolhurst in West Whittier California and our family's new address is on Tropicana Way, La Habra, California, so new was it, there were no backyard fences, that were yet to go up. I WAS A FOUR YEARS OLD, out the back door, was several backyard areas that were fenceless, open space. That had VERONA addresses. So, close to Lake, Veronica, I am going PEEK-A-BOO Bang crazy! Too, it seems from this.
And her epic drinking!!
Peekaboo Bang 😉
This is film finally is getting the exposure it deserves. For a long time, it was very difficult to find a copy to view; I don't believe that ít has ever been released on VHS or DVD. It's not a great film, in my view; but it's a good film and thoroughly enjoyable. And Lake is lovely.
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Lake, is ALWAYS lovely😍!!
Last saw this on late night tv in 1971. Searched ever since for a copy on vhs, dvd... nothing...until now... thank you!
I saw this in the 50's. Could never find it again till now.
I'm forty years older than the characters in this film but they still look like my parents.
"$15.00 per-Week grease monkey" Whoa. I Enjoyed every second of it. God Bless
I missed this too. My stepfather was a mechanic on the Flying Tigers out of Northern India. Worked on planes flying the Himalayan Hump. Was going to be a pilot but was color blind. Being a mechanic probably saved his life. Gone now. Still very proud of him.
Ah, the notorious colour blind test! In the RAF this was the first thing you did as a would-be pilot. It simply consisted of a little book, with numbers in colour on multi-coloured backgrounds.Through the book, the numbers slowly mirged into the background..............if you couldn't read them, your pilot days were over before they started.
@@Firebrand55 Actually very happy he was a mechanic. Might not have survived those dog fights over western China. Met a friend of his who did pass his eye tests. They got together about once a year. Different times. Lots of skill back then. Respect all of them.
❤👍
I’m 67and I missed this one too
One of the reasons you might have missed this one is that the film was never, to my knowledge, released on VHS or DVD. The copies that have circulated appear to have been made off of (ripped from) online presentations such as this one.
*The actor 'Harry Davenport' had a career that spanned decades, long before there was any 'Vaudeville'...back to the days of 'Magic Lantern' shows in tents when 'still photos' were shown on a screen accompanied by piano and 'live actors' would be dressed in costumes that matched the photos of real events with famous people...like 'Lee's Surrender' or 'The Death of Lincoln' and so on*
______
*Davenport knew and had worked-with the 'Booth' family dynasty of 'Stage Actors', something almost no one living could claim by the time of this movie*
*What a life he had!*
Almost didn’t recognize William Holden because he was so young in this movie. Great film, especially for an old retired pilot.
Oreste Caforio ...you couldn’t miss that voice.
Wonderful Channel! A great education for this young man into early 🎥 film!
Wayne Morris joined the Navy when war came, fighter pilot and ace with 7 confirmed. Died of heart attack in 1959.
John Wayne avoided military service completely.
@@overcastfriday81 And was at the same time gung-ho pro-war -- so long as it was others doing the fighting and dying.
There are still people who believe he was actually a hero of some kind.
@@jnagarya519 And one of the real heroes Andy Murphy died broke
@@georgesslowik7752 I think you mean Audie
@@overcastfriday81 Yes I did I realize that as soon as I pressed enter .... too late :-P
'Up in the air Junior Bird Man' Ok somebody had to day it, great stuff, what a list of future stars.
Why weren't they in the military?
Most actors were 4F, some were from the trenches, (Lee Marvin). During the war Goebbels had taught us the power of the cinema in politics so actors were considered important for the war effort.
Who the heck gave this movie a thumbs down??
Definitely a Good Story with 23 year old William Holden and 19 year old, sultry bombshell Veronica Lake.... her 1st major role. 👌 The aerial "acrobatics" of the BT flight trainers was well done, while the footage of the BTs and B-17 Flying Fortresses in squadrons was really quite beautiful.
Holden's emergency landing in that small farm field was pretty Cool TOO... turning "on a dime"!! 😎
"Ballzy" pilots forever _'Pushing The Envelope'_ where sadly the film evolved to unpredicted tragedy.
Randolph Field is now Joint Base San Antonio, has a neat museum on the base and a lot of history there…. Base is located 14 miles east of downtown San Antonio.
Interesting sub-plot with the Al and Sally show for a pre-WW II USAA training film. Also some fine close ups of our finest Heavy Bomber. Great cast of young future superstars. What's not to like?
Oh to have more films of the wonderful Constance Moore
"I don't think I'm the type for wings" hehe, what a line ❤❤
Wayne Morris really was a flyer and served in WW2.
Ray Milland learnt to fly while serving in the British Army before becoming an actor, he was also a crack shot and superb horseman. Veronica Lake learnt to fly in 1946.
Morris is the only one in this movie that eventually had real war experience.
As did Jimmy Stewart.
Love the movie and opening dedication.
What a movie. Excellent. A piece of history with beauty planes.
Old school for sure. Wish it were my time.
A big hello from Ireland 🇮🇪
Thank you for posting
We are watching this tonight!!!
Hope you enjoy it!
Good evening, I really enjoyed this movie🍿🥤growing up in 50s & 60s I love War movies. Cowboys as well.
Great movie you never see many early B-17s in movies
I had never heard of this movie before. I'm currently reading Jimmy Stewart's biography titled Bomber Pilot, written by Starr Smith. This movie is mentioned in the book
If you are fan, Veronica Lake's only Technicolor film was "Bring on the Girls" with Eddie Bracken, also made during the war. Different vibe but still very cool. It's on youtube somewhere.
Will see what we can do! :)
It seems like some of the comments complain about the accuracy and military security of the movie. They seem to forget that these movies weren't made for military purposes, they were made for civilian entertainment. For that purpose, the movie was just fine. I say, just stop being such a stickler for detail and enjoy the movie as the entertainment it was intended to be.
To get the USA military to help you make a movie like this, you will paint them in a great light or you will not be helped making the movie. Propaganda!
thank you
Excellent audio and video quality ..... and it's set in places we know!
You were born at the right time when we can still see these great movies and have access to modern medications, machines etc.
WOW I REALLY ENJOYED THIS .....THANKS..
Wayne Morris was a decorated Navy pilot in WW2.
Steven 125, Morris was an Ace, the only previously famous Actor to become one as a fighter pilot in WW2!, four distinguished flying crosses .he also is credited with the sinking of enemy ships.
i'm from VietNam and i love these other films very much!!!
and now i want say that : I love HCM! dear ducanger in America
Up in the air - junior birdmen
up in the air - upside down.
up in the air - junior birdmen
with their noses to the ground!
Haven't remembered that one for years....
This was a good watch. Really enjoyed Veronica Lake’s performance. Thank goodness she died before she could ruin any more of William Holden’s (Al’s) life!
I love the All American man! Especially William Holden (what a cutie).
Great movie. Ty so much.
Whoa! Look at that very young William Holden!
EXCELLENT FABOULOUS AWESOME MOVIE 🎥🎥🎥🎥
girls dressed better in those days....................
Sure the heck did back in the those days.
So did men
You mean women...@PMKKO ;)
No question about it.
@Allis Chalmers they sewed their own-sandy.
Loved this movie when I first seen it! Appreciate this movie more now! Thank you!
At least this is either the original movie, or it is the first direct copy of the original movie. that's why it is so sharp and clear in details. A person can always tell if it is such, as the movie that is bleary in details is a copy of a copy. Copies of copies are always fuzzy and bleary in all details.
Thank you
I saw this one ,good movie a lot of well known Actors.
Knew all along he'd get his wings, after all, how else would he have been shot down over enemy territory and find himself in Stalag 17 ?
I believe he also went on to fly jets to Toko Ri.
How is it that these older movies had better actresses who were so much more beautiful than those who survive the casting couches today?
The term put out or get out comes to mind, certainly not all are like that -some are gay!
I've wondered the same thing. Modern actresses all seem to lack any unique qualities. And you couldn't accuse any of them of having been to finishing school!
I’m probably the only Gen Z person who finds these old films interesting and entertaining
You aren't the only one. Ray Milland was very handsome! Such a fun movie. I'd rather watch movies like this than the garbage played on tv now
@@EmmysCoolVids123 Merry Christmas to you fellow commentor
@@docmmee9435 thanks likewise
Good flick - don't know how I missed it, either.
That one scene where Donlevy it talking with them and Bill Holden looks shorter than him - Hollywood. These guys were the best.
"America is not at War"
Wait a few months
totally amazing movie!!
Veronica Lake - Love Is Blue
This is the best thing Veronic did
Sullivan's Travels, IMHO.
The Army Air Service...Army Air Corps...Army Air Forces...an honorable, proud and heroic tradition!
Best thing that ever happened was when aircraft came under the banner of the Air Force.
Funny thing was, years ago, our Iroquois 'copters, were originally airforce, then went backwards into the army in Australia..lol.
My dad was airforce and he couldn't figure why...it was a flying machine...but you can't figure what goes into the services bosses' minds. He was a transport pilot in WW2 over New Guinea. But I think it was the 70's the 'copters ended up in the army.
Noblesse Oblige and some good flying and landing wonders.
My dad used to tell me about these simulated air raids.
Later on that year was the battle of LA---for REAL. Ack-Ack guns firing...spotlights...but no enemy planes, TWO nights in a row. It was all spoofed in the movie: "1941".
Veronica Lake was the bad girl that gets it in the end. A very young William Holden.
Loved it!
Ray Milland with a full head of hair, practicing for his role in The Lost Weekend.
Very handsome he was.
nice shots of these airplanes.....
It was Hollywood films like this that went that extra mile when it came to supporting the growing war effort that was on the verge of consuming all aspects of American life in the early 1940's. I imagine this must have been the movie that inspired so many young Americans to join the Army Air Forces; the branch of the military that became the Trump card in ensuring victory in WW2.
"You were born to kill somebody, Sally." -ouch.
@19:30 The Link Blue Box trainer was the first full instrument flight simulator ever built. It was invented by Edwin Link in 1929 and was used to train half a million pilots in instrumented flight for WW2.
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I worked at Link Simulators (now L3) in the early 1990s. There was a Blue Box on display in the main lobby of their Binghamton, NY corporate office. Really cool to see the thing being used back in the day.
Very young William Holden. Like Ray Milland
I also love these old movies. But I have to ask, how do women in heels, purse and dress, access sensitive areas of a military base during war time? Let alone sneak onto a base?
Make no mistake, we'd watch these old movies every day twice a day, but who the heck came up with this story ?
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"She wanted Drum Sticks?"