The Lost Squadron

1932
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1h 19m

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Mary Astor and Richard Dix in The Lost Squadron (1932)

In hard times just after World War I, three ex-fighter pilots manage to land jobs as Hollywood stunt fliers working for dictatorial director Von Furst.In hard times just after World War I, three ex-fighter pilots manage to land jobs as Hollywood stunt fliers working for dictatorial director Von Furst.In hard times just after World War I, three ex-fighter pilots manage to land jobs as Hollywood stunt fliers working for dictatorial director Von Furst.

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6.4/10

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Awards
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Richard Dix

Captain Gibson

Mary Astor

Follette Marsh

Robert Armstrong

Lt. Woody Kerwood

Dorothy Jordan

The Pest - Woody's Sister

Joel McCrea

Erich von Stroheim

Arthur Von Furst

Hugh Herbert

Fritz

Ralph Ince

Jettick

Marjorie Peterson

Stenographer

Ralph Lewis

William B. Davidson

Lelewer
(as William Davidson)

Frank Clarke

Flier
(uncredited)

Thomas A. Curran

Night Watchman
(uncredited)

Edgar Dearing

Policeman Wanting Report
(uncredited)

Art Goebel

Flier
(uncredited)

Dick Grace

Flier
(uncredited)

Arnold Gray

Tall Actor in War Film
(uncredited)

Freeman Lang

Freeman Lang - Radio Announcer
(uncredited)

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Storyline

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Trivia
As Richard Dix tries to wave down Robert Armstrong following the plane's sabotage by Von Stroheim, during the back and forth banter Armstrong's character clearly flips his middle finger or "the bird" to Dix, and with a smile on his face.

Goofs
At the start, during the aerial dog fight, the front aiming machine guns fire too quickly for the bullets to pass through the propellers.

Quotes
Lt. Woody Kerwood: Well, if I'm gonna fall apart, I'd rather do it stewed than sober.
[laughs]
Lt. Woody Kerwood: It doesn't hurt as much, huh?

Connections
Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une vague nouvelle (1999)

Soundtracks
Over There
(1917) (uncredited)
Music by George M. Cohan
Strains played during the opening credits
Also played more fully as background music

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Featured review

6/10

Dated but watchable melodrama, especially for fans of early aeroplanes

Unable to fit back into society after returning home from the front, three WW1 fighter pilots (Richard Dix, Robert Armstrong, and future western star Joel McCrea) end up working as stunt pilots for a tyrannical Teutonic film director (Erich von Stroheim), who, coincidently, is now married to the girl (Mary Astor) who dumped one of the returning flyers....not what I expected given the title. The film's melodramatic style has not aged well but the flying (and crashing) scenes are quite good, Stroheim's slimy villainy is entertaining, and there are some nice vintage aircraft on display. Be warned: the final scene, perhaps considered poignant at the time, is pretty hokey.