Test pilot 1938 jim lane is a test pilot, whose professional life is dangerous, and whose personal life compensates for that danger by fast living and recklessness. The ten best american aviation genre films of all time. Test pilot 1938 victor fleming, clark gable, myrna loy, spencer tracy, drama, romance. As such, he lives from paycheck to paycheck, and is often in debt, but knows his lucrative job will eventually get him out of those debts. On a coast to coast record attempt speed flight, jims plane, the drake. With clark gable, myrna loy, spencer tracy, lionel barrymore. Written by frank wead with the help of an uncredited howard hawks, a genius in his own right, the film must have been seen as a breakthrough for the way it presents all those daring. Pentslin istrebiteli fighter bombers 92 minutes, in russian without subtitles. Test pilot directed by victor fleming, a favorite director of clark gable, the star of the film, was an ambitious project for mgm, the studio that produced it. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 6. Henshaw was born in peterborough, the eldest son of a wealthy lincolnshire family. Subtitles in our supported languages are also available by clicking on the icon in the bottomright corner. Test pilot 1938 official trailer clark gable, myrna.
When mgm trumpeted that they had more stars than there are in the heavens, it could be guaranteed that a solidly made drama like 1938 s test pilot lived up that claim. As i write this, wikipedia states only one p35 was modified to the sevs2 racer variant and flown in the 1937, 1938, and 1939 nationals, placing first, second, then first again in those years bendix crosscountry events. Spencer tracy stars as a pilot who volunteers for a secret mission to bomb tokyo. Test pilot 1938 clark gable starts in this early aviation film about the trials and challenges of a test pilot. Test pilot 1938 directed by victor fleming gone with the wind, the wizard of oz, both 1939, this film stars clark gable, myrna loy, and spencer tracy. He starts off with a brilliant scene of reading a newspaper, goes to a shooting gallery where he hooks up a rube goldberg devise to prove what a great marksman he is and ends up in a wild scene in a house full of hidden rooms and secret.
A test pilot is an aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers, known as flight test techniques or ftts, allowing the results to be measured and the design to be evaluated. Clark gable, myrna loy and spencer tracy live up to expectations in mgms test pilot 1938. For details on key changes, please see our dedicated article. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. Where trailers from the past, from recent to long ago, from a time before youtube, can. Test pilot largely follows hawkss dawn patrol formula. Released april 22nd, 1938, test pilot stars clark gable, myrna loy, spencer tracy, lionel barrymore the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 58 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. In the first study, which functions as pilot study, i concentrate on the learner as. Watch test pilot full movie in hd visit jim is a test pilot. Five months after ticket sales for their test pilot zoomed into the wild blue yonder. In this film, clark gable plays a courageous test pilot, who compromises his achievements with his frequent bouts of drinking. One of the best hollywood aviation dramas, test pilot sparkles with a great cast and sprightly direction by fleming, a mans director who had the good. Not only is this a great film about what it took to be world war 2 test pilots, theres rare shots of experimental aircraft at wright field.
The oscarnominated film tells the story of a daredevil test pilot gable, his wife loy, and his best friend tracy test pilot was written by howard hawks, vincent lawrence, john lee mahin, frank wead, and waldemar young. Records, however, indicate two seversky racers raced in the 1937 and 1938 nats. Beware his power test pilot hal jordan finds himself recruited as the newest member of the intergalactic police force, the green lantern corps. Please select your film, on the next screen you may select from available languages. A test pilot is granted an alien ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers, as well as membership into an intergalactic squadron tasked with keeping peace within the universe. This ones refreshing in being mostly civilian, a great snapshot of prewar glendale, ca airport, with many golden age classic planes all around, and starring two really obscure birds, one of which i never knew of before. His wife ann and best friend gunner try their best to keep him sober. Welcome to the fandango movieclips trailer vault channel. It was nominated for three oscars, for crying out loud. Should you need a reminder of what a great comic buster keaton was, go no further than here. Test pilot had clark gable, myrna loy, spencer tracy. Test pilot is a 1938 film directed by victor fleming, starring clark gable, myrna loy and spencer tracy, and featuring lionel barrymore.
Test pilot film a 1938 film about test pilots with clark gable, myrna loy, spencer tracy and lionel barrymore see more at. Star power pays off in mgms test pilot 1938 with gable. His wife ann and best friend gunner try their best to. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. Five months after ticket sales for their test pilot zoomed into the wild blue yonder, hollywood king and queen chosen in a nationwide poll gable and loy reigned in this halfscrewball, halfadventure classic. While testing a new aircraft, gable is forced to land on a midwestern. The discs simple menu design uses elements from the films original poster. Study 3 experiment for testing production skills in efl. Thirty seconds over tokyo 1944 this actiondrama is set after the japanese bombed pearl harbor. They both love a fearless aviatrix myrna loy who may be too hot to handle. And not garbage oscars but major categories like best screenplay one of the best ever frank wead was the ernest hemingway of screenwriting, best editing, and even best picture. Gallery of movie poster and cover images for test pilot 1938. Alexander adolphus dumfries henshaw, mbe 7 november 1912 24 february 2007 was a british air racer in the 1930s and a test pilot for vickers armstrong during the second world war. His wife ann and best friend gunner try their best to kee.
948 291 958 1081 1393 609 626 835 399 81 992 610 243 1315 850 778 1212 102 841 885 659 271 299 438 102 885 84 325 104 941 585 1406 1354 80 610 563 1086 709 1073