Test Pilot (1938)

119 min · Drama, Romance Film, buddy film, drama film, romance film

Popularity3.5/5

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Directors

Victor Fleming

Cast

Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore, Samuel S. Hinds, Ted Pearson, Virginia Grey, Priscilla Lawson, Arthur Aylesworth, Louis Jean Heydt

The story

Reckless test pilot Jim Lane is forced to land on a Kansas farm in his aircraft, the "Drake Bullet", where he meets Ann "Thursday" Barton. They spend the day together and fall in love. Once Jim's best friend and mechanic, Gunner Morris, arrives, Jim ignores Ann.

Catalogue themes and tags

Cowardliness, Emergency Landing, Farm, Kansas, Love of One's Life, Marriage, Mortal Danger, Piloten, Risk, Testpilot, gefahr, Romance Film, Drama

Genres

Drama, Romance Film, buddy film, drama film, romance film

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