Comedy ·War · United States of America · 1932 · 1h 30m

Sky Devils

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Director
A. Edward Sutherland
Cast
Spencer Tracy as Wilkie William 'Stage' Boyd as Sergeant Hogan Ann Dvorak as Mary Way Billy Bevan as Colonel George Cooper as Mitchell Yola d'Avril as Fifi
Crew
Tony Gaudio — Director of Photography Alfred Newman — Original Music Composer A. Edward Sutherland — Screenplay Robert Benchley — Writer Carroll Graham — Writer Garrett Graham — Writer
Tagline

They couldn't swim, but they were lifeguards! They couldn't fly, but they became air heroes! Crashing planes, roaring laughs!

Synopsis

Wilkie and Mitchell, trying to desert their draft into the army, stow away on a ship which takes them into the war zone. While AWOL, the rivals for Mary's affections accidently destroy an ammunition dump.

Mood & Themes
airplanefranceworld war idesertionatlantic oceanstowawaypilotamericanu.s. soldierpre-codeawol
Key Collaborators
A. Edward Sutherland Director Tony Gaudio Director of Photography Alfred Newman Original Music Composer A. Edward Sutherland Screenplay Robert Benchley Writer Carroll Graham Writer Garrett Graham Writer Jimmy Starr Writer A. Edward Sutherland Story Howard Hughes Producer A. Edward Sutherland Producer
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