Test Pilot

"They're yours... in a heart-walloping love story!"

1938 1h 58m EN

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6.1

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67%

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6.8

IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 93🍅67%Rotten Tomatoes★6.8IMDB · 2,787

DramaRomanceAdventure

Synopsis

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Jim is a test pilot. His wife Ann and best friend Gunner try their best to keep him sober. But the life of a test pilot is anything but safe.

“They're yours... in a heart-walloping love story!”

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Cast

Clark Gable
Jim Lane
Myrna Loy
Ann "Thursday" Barton
Spencer Tracy
Gunner Morse
Lionel Barrymore
Howard B. Drake
Gloria Holden
Mrs. May Benson
Samuel S. Hinds
General Ross
Marjorie Main
Landlady
Ted Pearson
Joe

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Victor Fleming
Writers: Vincent Lawrence, Waldemar Young, Frank Wead
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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88 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Victor Fleming, shot by Ray June. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Franz Waxman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Tom Held shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Clark Gable and Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They're yours... in a heart-walloping love story!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0030848 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 93 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Victor Fleming directs. Ray June behind the camera. Franz Waxman scores. Tom Held cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

188 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Victor Fleming, shot by Ray June. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Franz Waxman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Tom Held shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Clark Gable and Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "They're yours... in a heart-walloping love story!".
7IMDB entry: tt0030848 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 93 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.