Réalisation:
Howard HawksScénario:
Seton I. MillerPhotographie:
Ernest HallerActeurs·trices:
Richard Barthelmess, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Neil Hamilton, Frank McHugh, Clyde Cook, James Finlayson, William Janney, Edmund Breon, Howard Hawks (plus)Résumés(1)
The story revolves around the pilots and crew of an RFC airbase, who deal with the stress of combat primarily through nightly bouts of heavy drinking. The two aces of the group, Courtney (Richard Barthelmess) and Scott (Douglas Fairbanks Jr), have come to hate the commanding officer, Brand (Neil Hamilton), blaming him for sending fresh pilots directly into combat. Unknown to them, Brand has been arguing continually with his commanders to allow him practice time with the new pilots, but command is desperate to maintain air superiority and orders them into combat as soon as they arrive. Brand is so disliked by the two he cannot even easily join the men for the nightly partying, drinking alone and clearly breaking under the strain. The tension grows worse when an elite German squadron, implied to be the Red Baron's, takes up position on the line across from them. After losing several of the squadron's veteran pilots, the ranks become increasingly made up of new recruits, who have absolutely no chance against the Germans. In the midst of this, Brand is recalled to headquarters and Courtney is promoted to commander. It is not long before he also learns of the impossibility of the job, and his relationship with Scott quickly sours. Things grow considerably worse when his brother appears as one of the new replacements. He then does his own pleading with headquarters, only to be refused, and his brother is killed on his first mission. When Scott volunteers for what amounts to a suicide mission far behind enemy lines, Courtney steals his airplane and flies off in his stead. (texte officiel du distributeur)
(plus)Acteurs·trices
Richard Barthelmess
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Seuls les anges ont des ailes (1939)
À travers l'orage (1920)
Snow White (1916)
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
State Secret (1950)
Le Prisonnier de Zenda (1937)
Les Trois Mousquetaires (1921)
Neil Hamilton
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Tarzan et sa compagne (1934)
Tarzan, l'homme singe (1932)
Pour l'indépendance (1924)
Frank McHugh
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Le Songe d'une nuit d'été (1935)
The Front Page (1931)
Clyde Cook
Australie
Meilleurs films :
Larmes de clown (1924)
L'Aigle des mers (1940)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
James Finlayson
Grande-Bretagne
Meilleurs films :
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's (1965) - i.a.
Jeux dangereux (1942)
À la hauteur (1930)
William Janney
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Secret of the Blue Room (1933)
Bonnie Scotland (1935)
La Ruée vers l'Ouest (1931)
Edmund Breon
Grande-Bretagne
Meilleurs films :
Hantise (1944)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
Juve contre Fantômas (1913)
Howard Hawks
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Scarface (1932)
Ligne rouge 7000 (1965)
Dave O'Brien
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Le Signe de la croix (1932)
Les Sans Soucis (1932)
Footlight Parade (1933)
Harry Allen
Australie
Meilleurs films :
La Valse dans l'ombre (1940)
Vacances (1938)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)