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Young Eagles
“Here's Spectacle! Breath-Taking Action in the Clouds! And a Gripping Romance in Glamorous France!”
7.0 / 10• 1930• 1h 10m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
Lieut. Robert Banks, an American aviator on leave in Paris, meets Mary Gordon, a young American who lives abroad, but their romance is cut short by his return to the front. In an air battle, Robert brings down and captures the Grey Eagle, Baden, and takes him to American Intelligence in Paris. Mary, ostensibly a spy for the Germans, drugs Robert, who awakens to find that his uniform has been stolen by Baden. Later, in an exciting air conflict, Baden is wounded but shoots down Robert's plane. The German rescues him, however, and takes him to an Allied hospital, assuring him of Mary's love; his faith in her is restored when he learns that she is actually a spy for U. S. Intelligence.
Cast & Crew
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
Lieutenant Robert Banks
Lead
Jean Arthur
Mary Gordon
Paul Lukas
Von Baden
Stuart Erwin
Pudge Higgins
Virginia Bruce
Florence Welford
Gordon De Main
Major Lewis
James Finlayson
Scotty
FR
Frank Ross
Lieutenant Graham
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William A. Wellman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Young Eagles is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
