Pilotes de chasse (1942)
Triangle amoureux entre un instructeur joué par Preston Foster, son apprenti pilote Anglais en la personne de John Sutton et la très jolie Cattle Queen du coin en la personne de la délicieuse Gene Tierney. C'est l'occasion de découvrir l'entrainement des jeunes pilotes étrangers(Chinois, Anglais) aux Etats-Unis pendant la seconde guerre mondiale. Le film semble avoir été tourné avant l'entrée en guerre des Etats-Unis et le ton est relativement léger. Quelques bons moments de comédie, et des scénes d'entrainement aériennes réussies. Il faut dire que Wellman est un spécialiste en la matière.
Directeur:
William A. Wellman
écrivain:
Lamar Trotti
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Preston Foster as Steve Britt |
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John Sutton as Peter Stackhouse |
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Gene Tierney as Kay Saunders |
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Jack Holt as Colonel MacDonald |
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May Whitty as Lady Jane Stackhouse |
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George Barbier as Col. Cyrus P. 'Gramps' Saunders |
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Richard Haydn as George Lockwood |
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Reginald Denny as Barrett |
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Ted North as Cadet Hackzell |
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Janis Carter as Blonde Red Cross Nurse Trainee |
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C. Montague Shaw as Doctor |
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Viola Moore as Nurse |
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Nana Bryant as Mrs. Blake |
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Joyce Compton as Saleswoman |
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Bess Flowers as Nurse |
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Selmer Jackson as Bit role |
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Charles Tannen as American Flyer / Opening Off-Screen Narrator (voice) |
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Harry Strang as Forest Ranger |
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Walter Tetley as Messenger Boy |
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Walter Tetley as Red Cross Nurse Trainee (uncredited) |
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Peter Lawford as English Cadet (uncredited) |
| Directing | William A. Wellman | Director |
| Writing | Lamar Trotti | Screenplay |
| Writing | Darryl F. Zanuck | Story |
| Art | Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Sound | David Buttolph | Music |
| Art | James Basevi | Art Direction |
| Production | Lamar Trotti | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guy Pearce | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Walter Thompson | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dolly Tree | Costume Design |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Ernest Palmer | Director of Photography |
