Eagle Squadron (1942)
Directed by Arthur Lubin
Genres - Drama, War |
Sub-Genres - Combat Films |
Release Date - Jun 16, 1942 (USA - Unknown), Jun 16, 1942 (USA) |
Run Time - 109 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
With America's Air Force not completely mobilized in mid-1942, Universal paid tribute to those foresighted Yankee flyboys who joined England's Royal Air Force before America's entry into WW2 in Eagle Squadron. Robert Stack stars as Chuck Brewer, one of several US flyers participating in RAF bombing raids of Germany. The film stresses the importance of hands-across-the-sea teamwork in this massive undertaking, concluding with Brewer leading his British compatriots on a Commando raid behind enemy lines, the better to capture a revolutionary new Nazi war plane. Every so often, the story slows to a walk as Brewer romances British lass Anne Partridge, played by the unfortunate Diana Barrymore in her last truly important screen role. Producer Walter Wanger made special arrangements with the British government to incorporate several exciting shots of authentic air battles in the film's 108 minutes.
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war, aerial, Air-Force, America, barnstorming, battle [war], Britain, coast, conflict, death, extramarital-affair, flight, flying, France, help, hijacker, invasion, love, luftwaffe, military, Nazism, romance, Royal-Air-Force, training, volunteer, woman
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