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Parachute Jumper (1933)

Parachute Jumper poster
Directed by
Alfred Edward Green
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 05m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A former Marine and his buddy take a job as parachute jumpers. They get involved with a woman who is trying to make a living in the city, and they run into trouble with criminals over a missing envelope.

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What happens

Parachute Jumper is a 1933 American pre-Code black-and-white comedy drama film directed by Alfred E. Green. Based on a story by Rian James titled "Some Call It Love", it stars Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Bette Davis and Frank McHugh. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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