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A Yank in the R.A.F.
ROLLICKING ROMANCE! GLORIOUS ADVENTURE!
An American pilot impulsively joins His Majesty's Royal Air Force in Britain in an attempt to impress his ex-girlfriend.
- Original title
- A Yank in the R.A.F.
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
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CinemaSerf
Jun 25, 2022 · via TMDB
Tyrone Power looks great but otherwise this is a rather procedural piece of semi-propaganda depicting the RAF efforts against the Nazis at the start of WWII. In order to preserve neutrality, the USA would deliver planes to the Canadian border where they would be rather unceremoniously towed across the frontier before being flown on to Britain. One such pilot is "Tim Baker" (Power) a man keen to get in on the action. Even more keen when he discovers that his ex-girlfriend "Carol" (Betty Grable) is also in the UK, and he determines to rekindle that relationship, too. She, on the other hand, has had enough of his wastrel ways and is sweet on his boss "Morley" (John Sutton) who lives in a stately pile in Kent (the oldest house in her hometown isn't 30 years old!). There is a bit of chemistry between the pair, and quite a fun supporting effort from Reginald Gardiner but the dialogue is too stodgy and Grable doesn't really get enough screen time in which to stamp her effervescent personality. Plenty of decent action photography - even if much of it is studio-shot, though, and Rathbone/Bruce "Sherlock Holmes" fans might spot an early short appearance from Dennis Hoey ("Lestrade"). Does it's job this, nothing more...
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Tyrone Power
Tim Baker
Betty Grable
Carol Brown
John Sutton
Wing Commander Morley
Reginald Gardiner
Roger Pillby
Donald Stuart
Corporal Harry Baker
Ralph Byrd
Al Bennett
Richard Fraser
Thorndyke
Denis Greene
Flight Lt. Redmond
Bruce Lester
Flight Lt. Sterling Richardson
Lester Matthews
Group Captain
Frederick Worlock
Canadian Major
Ethel Griffies
Lady Fitzhugh
Morton Lowry
Squadron Leader Macbeth
Fortunio Bonanova
Louie - Headwaiter
James Craven
Instructor
G.P. Huntley
Radio Operator
Dennis Hoey
Intelligence Officer
Claud Allister
Officer-Motorist (uncredited)
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Travis Banton
Costume Design
Ronald Neame
Cinematography
Henry King
Director
Barbara McLean
Editor
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Alfred Newman
Music Director
Karl Tunberg
Screenplay
Darryl F. Zanuck
Story
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