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Cock of the Air (1932)

Cock of the Air poster
Directed by
Tom Buckingham
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A cocky aviator romances a woman during a comedic rivalry. The film follows their banter and mishaps in a pre-Code setting.

lightheartedfast-pacedwhimsicalplayfulnostalgiccheekyupbeat

What happens

Cock of the Air is a 1932 American pre-Code aviation comedy film directed by Tom Buckingham and written by Charles Lederer and Robert E. Sherwood. The film stars Chester Morris, Billie Dove, Matt Moore, Walter Catlett and Luis Alberni. Cock of the Air was released on January 23, 1932, by United Artists. The film was restored by the Academy Film Archive in 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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