War veteran pilots Dizzy Davis, Texas Clark and Jake Lee are working in an airline. Dizzy is fooling with one of the younger pilot's girl-friend and due to this he changes flights with Texas.
Acting
Cagney's cocky vulnerability — nobody did charming bastard better.
Direction
Hawks inventing his 'men in professional groups' formula.
Director
Howard Hawks
James Cagney
Dizzy Davies
Pat O'Brien
Jake L. Lee
June Travis
Tommy Thomas
Stuart Erwin
Texas Clarke
Barton MacLane
Al Stone
Henry Wadsworth
Tay Lawson
Isabel Jewell
Lou Clarke
Martha Tibbetts
Mary Miller Lee
Craig Reynolds
Joe Allen
Dick Purcell
Smiley (as Dick Purcell)
Carlyle Moore Jr.
Eddie Payson
Addison Richards
Fred Adams
Garry Owen
Mike Owens
Edward Gargan
Doc Wilson
Robert Light
Les Bogan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cagney and O'Brien made NINE films together — this is where their legendary bromance took flight. Hawks specifically cast them to weaponize their real-life friendship.
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