A father-and-son aviation drama in which a gruff sergeant wants to make a man and a flyer out of his young son.A father-and-son aviation drama in which a gruff sergeant wants to make a man and a flyer out of his young son.A father-and-son aviation drama in which a gruff sergeant wants to make a man and a flyer out of his young son.
Bobby Caldwell
- Phil Carter - as a Boy
- (as Bobbie Caldwell)
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- TriviaThe Production Code Administration (the censors) requested that the "pansy gag" be deleted from the prints. That gag has James Gleason kissing Wallace Beery, who responds with, "Only men belong in this outfit." However, that scene is in the Turner library print.
- GoofsWhen the initial flying training ensues, the clips of two-seat trainers landing clearly have some two-seaters landing with only a pilot in the back seat and an empty front seat, although they are supposed to be training flights with both an instructor and a student pilot aboard.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Honkytonk Man (1982)
- SoundtracksThe Stars and Stripes Forever
(1896) (uncredited)
Written by John Philip Sousa
Played during the opening credits
Played as background music for the ceremony at the end
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Wallace Beery's role as BIG MIKE inspired me to overcome a recent challenge.Robert Young as Little Mike, the son,played the very human young soldier facing life altering decisions.The propeller plane air force was very interesting in light of today's SSTS,Stealth bombers & the like.Rosalind Russell & Maureen O'Sullivan gave quality performances as women on the opposite ends of the moral scale.Wallace Berry's strength of character,& admirable rectitude dominated this film.Big Mike has become a hero of mine.
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- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was West Point of the Air (1935) officially released in Canada in English?
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