A father-and-son aviation drama in which a gruff sergeant wants to make a man and a flyer out of his young son..
Is this actually worth the watch? Look, if you have a soft spot for old black-and-white training montages and guys in leather flight caps looking stoic, you might find something to like here. It is not exactly high art, but it is a solid slice of 1935 studio filler. If you hate movies where the plot is mostly just 'man...
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"Is this actually worth the watch? Look, if you have a soft spot for old black-and-white training montages and guys in leather flight caps looking stoic, you might find something to like here. It is not exactly high art, but it is a solid slice of 1935 studio filler. If you hate movies where the plot is mostly just 'man needs to learn respect,' stay far away. ✈️ Wallace Beery plays the sergeant with a growl that sounds like gravel in a blender. He is constantly chewing on something, either a cig..."
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