Starring Ray Milland, William Holden, Wayne Morris, Brian Donlevy, Constance Moore,
Veronica Lake, Harry Davenport
Directed by Mitchell Leisen

Print: black/white
Runtime: 131 min.
Genre: drama

Three disparate young men struggle to become Army Air Corps pilots in this rousing drama
that earned an Oscar for its excellent aerial special effects. The film is also noted for
making Veronica Lake, who previously appeared in films under the name Constance Keane,
a star. For added realism, the three male leads, William Holden, Ray Milland and Wayne
Morris were placed into the same training program at Randolph Field, Texas (and also Kelly
Field, Texas) as real recruits. Lake plays a seductress who pursues Holden while
Constance Moore plays a female photographer who comes to shoot a story and ends up
falling for Milland. By the time the pilots' rigorous training has finished only one will have
proved himself fit to fly.