
Howard Hughes' legendary World War I aviation spectacle — three years and nearly four million dollars in the making, the most expensive film produced up to that time. Two Oxford brothers, one noble, one dissolute, become Royal Flying Corps pilots and find their bond tested by war, cowardice, and the same dangerous woman (Jean Harlow, in the role that made her a star). The aerial sequences are the real draw, and they remain genuinely breathtaking: Hughes assembled the largest private air force in the world, personally flew dangerous missions for the cameras, and lost three pilots during filming. The climactic Zeppelin raid and the dogfight over no-man's-land are among the most spectacular aerial sequences ever filmed. A flawed, fascinating monument to one man's obsessive perfectionism and unlimited checkbook.
Howard Hughes' legendary World War I aviation spectacle — three years and nearly four million dollars in the making, the most expensive film produced up to that time. Two Oxford brothers, one noble, one dissolute, become Royal Flying Corps pilots and find their bond tested by war, cowardice, and the same dangerous woman (Jean Harlow, in the role that made her a star). The aerial sequences are the real draw, and they remain genuinely breathtaking: Hughes assembled the largest private air force in the world, personally flew dangerous missions for the cameras, and lost three pilots during filming. The climactic Zeppelin raid and the dogfight over no-man's-land are among the most spectacular aerial sequences ever filmed. A flawed, fascinating monument to one man's obsessive perfectionism and unlimited checkbook.

Ben Lyon
Monte Rutledge

James Hall
Roy Rutledge

Jean Harlow
Helen

John Darrow
Karl Armstedt

Lucien Prival
Baron Von Kranz

Frank Clarke
Lt. von Bruen
Roy Wilson
Baldy Maloney

Douglas Gilmore
Capt. Redfield

Jane Winton
Baroness Von Kranz

Evelyn Hall
Lady Randolph

William B. Davidson
Staff Major

Wyndham Standing
RFC Squadron Commander

Lena Malena
Gretchen the Waitress

Marian Marsh
Girl Selling Kisses

Carl von Haartman
Zeppelin Commander
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