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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.

Release Date : 1941-09-26

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The Eagle Squadron

Cast

Tyrone Power

Character Name : Tim Baker

Original Name : Tyrone Power

Gender : Male

Betty Grable

Character Name : Carol Brown

Original Name : Betty Grable

Gender : Female

John Sutton

Character Name : Wing Commander Morley

Original Name : John Sutton

Gender : Male

Reginald Gardiner

Character Name : Roger Pillby

Original Name : Reginald Gardiner

Gender : Male

Donald Stuart

Character Name : Corporal Harry Baker

Original Name : Donald Stuart

Gender : Male

Ralph Byrd

Character Name : Al Bennett

Original Name : Ralph Byrd

Gender : Male

Richard Fraser

Character Name : Thorndyke

Original Name : Richard Fraser

Gender : Male

Denis Greene

Character Name : Flight Lt. Redmond

Original Name : Denis Greene

Gender : Male

Bruce Lester

Character Name : Flight Lt. Sterling Richardson

Original Name : Bruce Lester

Gender : Male

Lester Matthews

Character Name : Group Captain

Original Name : Lester Matthews

Gender : Male

Frederick Worlock

Character Name : Canadian Major

Original Name : Frederick Worlock

Gender : Male

Ethel Griffies

Character Name : Lady Fitzhugh

Original Name : Ethel Griffies

Gender : Female

Morton Lowry

Character Name : Squadron Leader Macbeth

Original Name : Morton Lowry

Gender : Male

Gilchrist Stuart

Character Name : Wales

Original Name : Gilchrist Stuart

Gender : Male

Fortunio Bonanova

Character Name : Louie - Headwaiter

Original Name : Fortunio Bonanova

Gender : Male

James Craven

Character Name : Instructor

Original Name : James Craven

Gender : Male

G.P. Huntley

Character Name : Radio Operator

Original Name : G.P. Huntley

Gender : Male

Stuart Robertson

Character Name : Intelligence Officer

Original Name : Stuart Robertson

Gender : Male

Dennis Hoey

Character Name : Intelligence Officer

Original Name : Dennis Hoey

Gender : Male

John Burton

Character Name : Captain (uncredited)

Original Name : John Burton

Gender : Male

Claud Allister

Character Name : Officer-Motorist (uncredited)

Original Name : Claud Allister

Gender : Male

Howard Davies

Character Name : Air Raid Warden (uncredited)

Original Name : Howard Davies

Gender : Male

Russell Burroughs

Character Name : Pilot (uncredited)

Original Name : Russell Burroughs

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-25

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...