Men of the Sky

1942 | 20 minutes | 3.5 ★ (2)

Men of the Sky
  • Overview

    A propaganda film, made in the early months of World War II, dramatizing a new group of U.S. Army Air Force pilots receiving their wings from Lt. General H.H. Arnold. An off-screen narrator introduces four of them to us; we see them before the war, during flight training, and in their first assignments as pilots.

  • Release Date

    25 July 1942

  • DirectingB. Reeves Eason
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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