Flight Lieutenant (1942)
- Directed by
- Sidney Salkow
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A disgraced commercial pilot tries to earn back the respect of his son during World War II. The story follows his efforts as his son serves as a flight lieutenant.
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What happens
Flight Lieutenant (aka Flight Captain and He's My Old Man) is a 1942 American drama war film starring Pat O'Brien as Sam Doyle, a disgraced commercial pilot who works to regain the respect of his son (Glenn Ford) against the backdrop of World War II. Its advertising slogan was "roaring with thrills, throbbing with romance" with the love interest provided by Evelyn Keyes as Susie Thompson. Flight Lieutenant was directed by Sidney Salkow, a Harvard Law School graduate who had himself served in the Pacific and been shot down. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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