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Dive Bomber

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The death of their wounded pilot friend during surgery recommended by Dr. Doug Lee (Errol Flynn) earns him the wrath of Navy fliers Joe Blake (Fred MacMurray) and Tim Griffin (Regis Toomey). To their dismay, Doug enrolls in a pilot training course in order to better study the effects of flying on pilots, and both fliers end up participating in his experiments. Joined by flight surgeon Lance Rogers (Ralph Bellamy), the men sacrifice everything to make the skies safer for military aviators.
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Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy This is a docudrama at best, and that director, with those actors, was not the right man to make a docudrama. Rated: 6/10 Aug 12, 2013 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Though well-crafted, it seems more geared for aviation buffs than a general audience. Rated: C+ Jun 24, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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j f An Australian doctor?? Now I’ve seen it all. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/26/24 Full Review Audience Member The featured aircraft are obsolete biplanes but the US Navy had been flying those off carrier decks just a few years earlier. I think these were actually trainers not front-line combat squadron equipment. The then current Hollywood heartthrob Errol Flynn trades his swashbuckling sabre [Captain Blood, Robin Hood] for a joystick. The usual hokey script and melodrama directed by Michael Curtiz who excelled at cranking out product like this for WB. OK for Flynn fans Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/26/24 Full Review Chris M Ironically this was probably still in theaters in December 1941. As it was released four months prior. Also it was probably one of the last movies that was made in color too. But enough about the history of the movie, how good is it? Honestly it's very good, but not great. It's slow but I personally found it interesting. But I find history of technology interesting. Others might not find the technical parts as interesting. Also, there are some minor character issues. But overall, this is a slow but interesting piece of aviary history. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/15/22 Full Review Audience Member A decent attempt at showing how war progresses technology, specifically in aviation in this instance. In colour with flying scenes that are very well shot for the time this is certainly a production that had plenty of money behind it - ironically probably only because of the war and its propaganda value. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member good WWII actioner & total propaganda 'let's get in the war' pic Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Amazing aviation cinematography for its time! It was rather hilarious to see Errol Flynn not interested in women (for a change). Fred MacMurray gave a nice performance as the rugged counterpart to Flynn's more sensitive niche. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The death of their wounded pilot friend during surgery recommended by Dr. Doug Lee (Errol Flynn) earns him the wrath of Navy fliers Joe Blake (Fred MacMurray) and Tim Griffin (Regis Toomey). To their dismay, Doug enrolls in a pilot training course in order to better study the effects of flying on pilots, and both fliers end up participating in his experiments. Joined by flight surgeon Lance Rogers (Ralph Bellamy), the men sacrifice everything to make the skies safer for military aviators.
Director
Michael Curtiz
Producer
Hal B. Wallis
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 30, 1941, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
2h 13m
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