Fresh
It is an excellent melodrama, ably directed, with a background familiar to producers -- for it is chiefly concerned with stunt flying before the cameras in Hollywood and a film director is the evil genius.
Mordaunt Hall, New York Times
The Lost Squadron
-Not a War Picture- But a war picture in the making! -Planes flying, crashing, while below cameras grind, and an inhuman genius drives men to destruction for the supreme thrill!
1932 · 1h 19m · PASSED
Action, Drama, History, War
Directed by
George Archainbaud
Overview
When World War I comes to an end, three pilots find themselves on hard times. They wind up in Hollywood, where they work as stunt fliers for a sadistic director.
Director and cast
- George Archainbaud Director
- Richard Dix as Capt. 'Gibby' Gibson
- Mary Astor as Follette Marsh
- Robert Armstrong as Lt. 'Woody' Curwood
- Dorothy Jordan as 'Pest' Curwood
- Joel McCrea as Red
- Erich von Stroheim as Arthur von Furst
- Hugh Herbert as Sgt. Fritz
- Ralph Ince as Jettick
- Marjorie Peterson as Stenographer
- Ralph Lewis as Joe
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
With a cynically acidic script by Herman J Mankiewicz, among others, this early talkie is one of the most enjoyably scabrous examples of Hollywood on Hollywood.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
It is not without authority, even though the dramatics are a bit strained.
Variety
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