Two Marine pilots are in love with the same woman, Lila Lee. They are assigned a mission to find a notorious bandit in Nicaragua. This is an early talkie from director Frank Capra released in 1929 and staring Jack Holt, Ralph Graves and Lila Lee. This time period is the beginning of sound in films. Aerial filming is a popular type of movie in this time period and there were so many made that it's hard to set them apart from each other.
Ralph Graves has the lead here and he did two aerial films in 1929, Flight and The Flying Fleet. Many times they were much the same story over and over again. The acting with a sound track was less than natural. But, you get a sympathy card for the backwards man Graves because Jack Holt is doing his best to build up his confidence. Not among Capra's best releases but it's decent enough. It could have been a lot worse when you take into account the date of the release. 3 1/2* (I liked this movie)
110 min, black and white, Action directed by Frank Capra and written by Ralph Graves, Howard j. Green and Frank Capra with Jack Holt, Lila Lee, George Irving, Ralph Graves, Alan Roscoe, Harold Goodwin, Jimmy De La Cruze, Joe Bordeaux, Walter Brennan, Eddy Chandler, Edgar Dearing.
Note: Imdb 6* out of 10* with 268 reviews, Rotten Tomatoes fewer than 50 ratings, Letterboxd 3.1* out of 5*, Amazon 4* out of 5* with 124 reviews.
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