Men of the Sky

20min

Drama

War

A propaganda film, made in the early months of World War II, dramatizing a new group of U.S. Army Air Force pilots receiving their wings from Lt. General H.H. Arnold. An off-screen narrator introduces four of them to us; we see them before the war, during flight training, and in their first assignments as pilots.

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

The Vitaphone Corporation

Cast

Tod Andrews

Tod Andrews

Cadet Frank Bickley
Eleanor Parker

Eleanor Parker

Mrs. Frank Bickley
Don DeFore

Don DeFore

Cadet Dick Mathews
Ray Montgomery

Ray Montgomery

Cadet Jim Morgan
Ruth Ford

Ruth Ford

Cadet Gladdens' Sweetheart
Dave Willock

Dave Willock

Bob 'Sir Galahad' Gladdens
Owen Crump

Owen Crump

Narrator (voice)
Henry H. Arnold

Henry H. Arnold

Himself - 'Hap' Arnold
Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum

Farmer (uncredited)
Inez Gay

Inez Gay

Mrs. Mathews (uncredited)
Sol Gorss

Sol Gorss

Shoe Repair Shop Prorietor (uncredited)
Harry Harvey Jr.

Harry Harvey Jr.

Jim Morgan, as a Boy (uncredited)
Billy Lechner

Billy Lechner

Little Brother Mathews (uncredited)
Hank Mann

Hank Mann

Storekeeper (uncredited)
Frank Mayo

Frank Mayo

Mr. Mathews (uncredited)
Jack Mower

Jack Mower

Mr. Morgan (uncredited)
Lottie Williams

Lottie Williams

Woman Outside Church (uncredited)

Release date

25th Jul 1942

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English