Men of the Sky 81 years old

A propaganda film, made in the early months of World War II, dramatizing a new group of U.S. Army Air Force pilots receiving their wings from Lt. General H.H. Arnold. An off-screen narrator introduces four of them to us; we see them before the war, during flight training, and in their first assignments as pilots.

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Men of the Sky Cast

Name Character
Eleanor Parker She was 20, 91 years old when she died as Mrs. Frank Bickley
Dave Willock He was 32, 81 years old when he died as Bob 'Sir Galahad' Gladdens (as David Willcock)
Don DeFore He was 28, 80 years old when he died as Cadet Dick Mathews
Tod Andrews He was 27, 57 years old when he died as Cadet Frank Bickley (as Michael Ames)
Jack Mower He was 51, 74 years old when he died as Mr. Morgan (uncredited)
Inez Gay as Mrs. Mathews (uncredited)
Owen Crump He was 38, 94 years old when he died as Narrator (voice)
Hank Mann He was 54, 83 years old when he died as Storekeeper (uncredited)
Lottie Williams She was 68, 88 years old when she died as Woman Outside Church (uncredited)
Sol Gorss He was 34, 58 years old when he died as Shoe Repair Shop Prorietor (uncredited)
Harry Harvey, Jr. He was 12, 49 years old when he died as Jim Morgan, as a Boy (uncredited)
Ray Montgomery He was 20, 76 years old when he died as Cadet Jim Morgan
Franklyn Farnum He was 64, 83 years old when he died as Farmer (uncredited)
Ruth Ford She was 31, 98 years old when she died as Cadet Gladdens' Sweetheart
Henry H. Arnold He was 56, 63 years old when he died as Himself - 'Hap' Arnold
Frank Mayo He was 56, 77 years old when he died as Mr. Mathews (uncredited)

Men of the Sky Crew

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Men of the Sky (81 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, July 25, 1942
  • Runtime: 20 minutes