Hell Divers

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Hell Divers is a 1931 pre-Code aviation drama film starring Wallace Beery and Clark Gable, known for its depiction of U.S. Navy flying boat operations and early military aviation.

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instanceOf aviation film
film
basedOn story by Frank Wead
certificate pre-Code
cinematographyBy Harold Rosson
countryOfOrigin United States
depicts U.S. Navy flying boat operations
early military aviation
director George W. Hill
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
editedBy Blanche Sewell
era pre-Code Hollywood
featuresCharacter Boatswain's Mate Steve Nelson
Lieutenant Jack Griffin
filmFormat black-and-white
filmingTechnique on-location shooting with U.S. Navy cooperation
genre aviation film
drama
war film
hasSetting aircraft carrier deck
naval air station
hasTheme dangers of aviation training
military camaraderie
rivalry between servicemen
hasTitleLanguage English
hasWorkType feature film
leadActorRole Clark Gable as Jack Griffin
Wallace Beery as Steve Nelson
medium theatrical film
musicBy William Axt
notableFor early starring role for Clark Gable
realistic depiction of U.S. Navy aviation
originalLanguage English
producer George W. Hill
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
releaseDate 1931-10-23
releaseYear 1931
runtimeMinutes 109
screenwriter Harvey F. Thew NERFINISHED
John Lee Mahin
Richard Schayer
setIn United States Navy
starring Clark Gable
Conrad Nagel
Dorothy Jordan
Marjorie Rambeau
Wallace Beery
timePeriodDepicted interwar period

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Frank Wead notableWork Hell Divers
Frank Wilbur Wead notableWork Hell Divers
Frank Wilbur Wead notableWork Hell Divers (story)
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Frank Wilbur Wead notableWork Hell Divers (film story basis)
linked to: Hell Divers