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During WWI, two officers, one a pilot and the other in the navy, compete for the same beautiful young woman.During WWI, two officers, one a pilot and the other in the navy, compete for the same beautiful young woman.During WWI, two officers, one a pilot and the other in the navy, compete for the same beautiful young woman.
Ernie Alexander
- Alexander, a Pilot
- (uncredited)
Jimmy Aubrey
- Pier Office Sailor
- (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
- Ammunition Factory Clerk
- (uncredited)
Edward Cooper
- Realtor
- (uncredited)
Murray Kinnell
- Padre
- (uncredited)
Eily Malyon
- Wendy, the Maid
- (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe
- MP Corporal
- (uncredited)
Carlyle Moore Jr.
- Moore, a Pilot
- (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
- Moorhouse, a Pilot
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaVariety reported in its review that director Howard Hawks used footage from the movie Hell's Angels (1930) for the big bomber expedition sequence, the main dogfight, and the head-on collision of two airplanes.
- GoofsAlthough the story takes place in England, during the World War I period (1916), 'Joan Crawford''s hairstyles and clothes are all strictly contemporary, including some very striking Adrian creations that were the very trademark of the time and place when it was being filmed (Hollywood, 1933.)
- ConnectionsFeatured in Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002)
- SoundtracksTHE YOUNG OBSERVER
(uncredited)
Traditional
Lyrics by David Snell
Sung by Roscoe Karns and others
[Variant of "My Bonnie"]
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You'll Live Through It
In the one and only film Gary Cooper and Joan Crawford made together, unless you count their joint cameo in It's A Great Feeling, it's one very old fashioned wartime soap opera set in the United Kingdom during World War I and then in France.
Howard Hawks maybe was the wrong director for this film. It might have been better handled by someone like Frank Borzage or George Cukor where they might have made the tender romantic lines believable. I don't think anyone would have believed Joan Crawford as British. Elegant she does look however in those gowns she was famous for in her early films.
Joan shouldn't be blamed for not sounding British. The story involves a mixture of British and American characters. But in checking out the entire cast list, I found only three of them were actually born across the pond and another born in Australia. Where was the fabled Hollywood British colony in this film.?
Gary Cooper is an American aviator who takes over Joan's estate following the death of her father. She's already involved with fellow countryman Robert Young who's in His Majesty's Navy. Also around is her brother Franchot Tone who gives the best performance in the film. As we all know this was Tone's first film with the woman who became his wife in a couple of years.
The romance is pure soap opera with Joan going back and forth from Cooper to Young and back. You know that someone is going to have to do the decent thing. If you're interested you can watch the film for who does.
Courtesy of Hawks's earlier masterpiece and from Mr. Howard Hughes came some nice aerial footage from Hell's Angels. Aviation enthusiasts if there willing to sit through the drama will get a real treat with all the vintage World War I aircraft.
It's too bad Cooper and Crawford did not get something better. Of course Gary later worked with Howard Hawks on Sergeant York and Ball of Fire. Now those are films not to be missed.
Howard Hawks maybe was the wrong director for this film. It might have been better handled by someone like Frank Borzage or George Cukor where they might have made the tender romantic lines believable. I don't think anyone would have believed Joan Crawford as British. Elegant she does look however in those gowns she was famous for in her early films.
Joan shouldn't be blamed for not sounding British. The story involves a mixture of British and American characters. But in checking out the entire cast list, I found only three of them were actually born across the pond and another born in Australia. Where was the fabled Hollywood British colony in this film.?
Gary Cooper is an American aviator who takes over Joan's estate following the death of her father. She's already involved with fellow countryman Robert Young who's in His Majesty's Navy. Also around is her brother Franchot Tone who gives the best performance in the film. As we all know this was Tone's first film with the woman who became his wife in a couple of years.
The romance is pure soap opera with Joan going back and forth from Cooper to Young and back. You know that someone is going to have to do the decent thing. If you're interested you can watch the film for who does.
Courtesy of Hawks's earlier masterpiece and from Mr. Howard Hughes came some nice aerial footage from Hell's Angels. Aviation enthusiasts if there willing to sit through the drama will get a real treat with all the vintage World War I aircraft.
It's too bad Cooper and Crawford did not get something better. Of course Gary later worked with Howard Hawks on Sergeant York and Ball of Fire. Now those are films not to be missed.
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- Dec 16, 2007
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- Also known as
- Turn About
- Filming locations
- March Air Reserve Base, California, USA(aerial sequences)
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- $659,710 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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