Devil's Squadron
Devil's Squadron is a 1936 American drama film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Richard Dix, Karen Morley and Lloyd Nolan. The following written prologue appears after the opening credits: "This picture is dedicated to the test pilots....those men who knowingly face death every time they leave the ground in an untried airplane. We never hear of these men, yet on their courage depends the future of aviation."
Plot
Test pilot Paul Redmond (Richard Dix) was dishonorably discharged from the United States Marines, and needed a second chance. When he encounters Martha Dawson (Karen Morley), the daughter of an aircraft manufacturer, by chance on an airliner, he also meets Martha's father, Colonel E. J. Dawson (Boyd Irwin) and her fiancé, Dana Kirk (Lloyd Nolan). Colonel Dawson owns Dawson Aircraft Corporation, building aircraft for the U.S. Army Air Corps.
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| author | Lionel Houser |
|---|---|
| director | Erle C. Kenton |
| editor | John Rawlins |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | army air corps army major boyd irwin build fly gene morgan injured kill old friends parachute second chance test flight test pilot u.s. army air corps united states army air corps |
| musicBy | Howard Jackson |
| producer | Robert North |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |