Captain Eddie (1945)

Directed by

Lloyd Bacon

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This movie tells the story of Eddie Rickenbacker a World War I flying ace and later a business leader in civil aviation. It follows his career from wartime heroism to his clashes with labor unions and the government.

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What happens

Captain Eddie is a 1945 American drama film directed by Lloyd Bacon, based on Seven Were Saved by "Eddie" Rickenbacker and Lt. James Whittaker's We Thought We Heard the Angels Sing. The film stars Fred MacMurray, Lynn Bari and Charles Bickford. Captain Eddie is a "biopic" of Rickenbacker, from his experiences as a flying ace during World War I to his later involvement as a pioneering figure in civil aviation, and his iconic status as a business leader who was often at odds with labour unions and the government. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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