Two Marine pilots in love with the same girl are assigned a mission to find a notorious bandit in Nicaragua. This early talkie from director Frank Capra, released in 1929, stars Jack Holt, Ralph Graves and Lila Lee.
Practical Effects
Real biplane stunts that nearly killed the actual pilots.
Direction
Capra learning sound while staging Nicaraguan warfare.
Cinematography
Aerial photography still breathtaking nearly 100 years later.
Director
Frank Capra
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The US military provided actual Marines and aircraft as propaganda cooperation—a practice Capra would later perfect in WWII.
This flopped so hard it nearly ended Capra's career before 'It Happened One Night' saved him five years later.
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