Hell's Angels
Howard Hughes' Thrilling Multi-Million Dollar Air Spectacle
Howard Hughes' Thrilling Multi-Million Dollar Air Spectacle
Action, Drama, War
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1930
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When the Great War breaks out, brothers Roy and Monte Rutledge, each attending Oxford University, enlist with the Royal Flying Corps.
Director:
Cast:
,
Lucien Prival
,
Jane Winton
,
Jean Harlow
,
James Hall
,
Ben Lyon
,
John Darrow
,
Frank Clarke
,
Roy Wilson
,
Douglas Gilmore
,
Evelyn Hall
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Rated:
Passed
Runtime:
131 min
Release date:
15 Nov 1930
Country:
US
Languages:
French, English, German
Budget:
$3,950,000
Revenue:
$8,000,000
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
The machine guns are real machine guns, the bombs are real bombs, the drum of motors is the drum of genuine motors. But the actors themselves are false, puny, inadequate, the only real automatons in a world of vital steel.
– Malcolm Cowley,
The New Republic,
29 Apr 2013
fresh:
It's no sappy, imbecilic tale.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
fresh:
The end result is barely adequate. But it does feature a spectacularly elaborate World War I dogfight, and an equally fine Zeppelin sequence. And of course there's Harlow.
– Tom Milne,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
These air scenes, with the crashing of flaming planes, have never been matched on the screen.
– Mordaunt Hall,
New York Times,
28 Jan 2006