Jim is a test pilot. His wife Ann and best friend Gunner try their best to keep him sober. But the life of a test pilot is anything but safe.
Acting
Tracy's silent loyalty steals every scene from Gable's swagger.
Practical Effects
Real planes, real stunts, real pilots dying for your entertainment.
Cinematography
Cloud footage so gorgeous you'll forget people are about to die.
Director
Victor Fleming
Clark Gable
Jim Lane
Myrna Loy
Ann "Thursday" Barton
Spencer Tracy
Gunner Morse
Lionel Barrymore
Howard B. Drake
Gloria Holden
Mrs. May Benson
Samuel S. Hinds
General Ross
Marjorie Main
Landlady
Louis Jean Heydt
Greg Benson
Virginia Grey
Sarah
Priscilla Lawson
Mable
Claudia Coleman
Mrs. Barton
Arthur Aylesworth
Mr. Frank Barton
Claire McDowell
Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Real test pilots died filming this. The studio buried the news like Jim buries his fear.
Released as war loomed, it's basically propaganda for beautiful American death-wish masculinity.
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