After the death of one of their fellow pilots, a squadron of Navy airmen plots to keep his newborn son away from their superiors, who have decreed that the baby should be given up for adoption..
Should you bother? If you like 1930s aviation tropes and don't mind a story that feels like it was written on a napkin during lunch, you'll probably dig Navy Born. If you need tight pacing or actual logic, you’re going to be frustrated by how long it takes these guys to figure out that keeping an infant in a Navy hanga...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Should you bother? If you like 1930s aviation tropes and don't mind a story that feels like it was written on a napkin during lunch, you'll probably dig Navy Born. If you need tight pacing or actual logic, you’re going to be frustrated by how long it takes these guys to figure out that keeping an infant in a Navy hangar is a logistical nightmare. It’s not a masterpiece, but it’s got that specific, scrappy energy of a mid-tier studio production that doesn't care if you believe the premise or not..."
Charles Marsh
Olive Cooper, Marcus Goodrich, Albert DeMond, Claire Church, Mildred Cram
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