A talented but brash stunt pilot enters the Marine Corps and becomes more disciplined..
Is it worth your time? If you like James Cagney being a complete jerk and then slowly realizing he shouldn't be, you'll probably enjoy Devil Dogs of the Air. If you want a movie with a coherent plot or, I don't know, a script that doesn't feel like it was written on the back of a cocktail napkin, look elsewhere. It is ...
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"Is it worth your time? If you like James Cagney being a complete jerk and then slowly realizing he shouldn't be, you'll probably enjoy Devil Dogs of the Air. If you want a movie with a coherent plot or, I don't know, a script that doesn't feel like it was written on the back of a cocktail napkin, look elsewhere. It is essentially a recruiting commercial that forgot to be subtle. James Cagney plays Tommy O'Toole, a guy so full of himself he probably checks his reflection in every puddle he passe..."
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