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Test Pilot (1938)

Test Pilot poster
Directed by
Victor Fleming
Genre
drama film, buddy film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 58m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 91 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A daredevil test pilot navigates his dangerous job and his relationships with his wife and his best friend. The movie focuses on their personal lives and the tensions that arise from the pilot's risky career.

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What happens

Test Pilot is a 1938 American drama film directed by Victor Fleming, starring Clark Gable, Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy, and featuring Lionel Barrymore. The Oscar-nominated film tells the story of a daredevil test pilot (Gable), his wife (Loy), and his best friend (Tracy). Test Pilot was written by Howard Hawks, Vincent Lawrence, John Lee Mahin, Frank Wead, and Waldemar Young. The screenplay was largely based on an original story by former naval aviator Wead. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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