The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)
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Eagle and the Hawk is a "war is hell" saga slightly reminiscent of All Quiet on the Western Front. Fredric March plays a British World War One flying ace suffering from emotional fatigue. March's happy-go-lucky pilot buddy (Cary Grant) tries to help his friend forget his problems by accompanying him on leave in London. March meets a beautiful young lady (Carole Lombard), to whom he pours out his problems and with whom he has an implicit affair (made even more discreet when this film was edited for reissue). Tortured by the memory of the his fallen comrades and by the men he's killed in battle, March finally breaks and commits suicide. To save his friend's reputation, Cary Grant props March's body up in the cockpit of his plane, flies the craft into the air, and makes it appear that March died while shooting it out with a German ace. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Fredric March - Jeremiah Young
- Jack Oakie - Mike Richards
- Guy Standing - Maj. Dunham
- Forrester Harvey - Hogan
- Leyland Hodgson - Kindford
- Crauford Kent - General
- Yorke Sherwood - Taxi driver
- Russell Scott - Flight sergeant
- Jacques Jou-Jerville - French General's Aide
- Virginia Hammond - Lady Erskine
- Cary Grant - Henry Crocker
- Carole Lombard - Beautiful Lady
- Adrienne D'Ambricourt - Fifi
- Lane Chandler - Flier
- Olaf Hytten - Story-Telling Officer
- Douglas Scott - Tommy Erskine
- Dennis O'Keefe - Flier
- Robert Manning - Voss
- Ken Howell - John Stevens
- Paul Cremonesi - French General
- Director(s):
- Stuart Walker
- Writer(s):
- Seton Miller, Bogart Rogers
- Producer(s):
- Bayard Veiller
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