During WWI, two officers, one a pilot and the other in the navy, compete for the same beautiful young woman..


Is this actually worth your time? If you like old black-and-white dramas with a heavy dose of tragic romance, you might find something to like here. If you’re looking for a tight, logical plot, you are going to be annoyed by how fast the movie jumps through its own narrative hoops. Joan Crawford is in this, and that’s ...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Howard Hawks

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"Is this actually worth your time? If you like old black-and-white dramas with a heavy dose of tragic romance, you might find something to like here. If you’re looking for a tight, logical plot, you are going to be annoyed by how fast the movie jumps through its own narrative hoops. Joan Crawford is in this, and that’s usually enough for some people. But for others, the stiff dialogue and the bizarre shift from a love triangle to a war movie will feel like whiplash. It’s not for everyone, but it’..."
Dwight Taylor, William Faulkner, Edith Fitzgerald, Howard Hawks, Ann Cunningham
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