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Devil Dogs of the Air

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A Marine flier (Pat O'Brien) clashes in San Diego with a brash stunt pilot (James Cagney) from Brooklyn.

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Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy) Esquire Magazine Apr 17, 2020
A follow-up to the Cagney navy picture. Lacks plot. Go to Full Review Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine Oct 4, 2019
The United States Marine Service placed itself unreservedly at the disposal of Warner Brothers to make this picture, and the result, technically speaking, is highly impressive. Go to Full Review Helen Brown Norden Vanity Fair Jun 7, 2019
This is a standardized Cagney vehicle, turned out from the mould. I think it is time they broke it and tried a new one. Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Turner Classic Movies Online Dec 28, 2007
It's really a showcase for Cagney's cocky charm and smart-aleck attitude... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D @RT35616104 Jul 26, 2026 Copy and paste job from better films. See more Jun 27, 2016 u get ur moneys worth with cagney See more Apr 17, 2015 My uncle was an extra in this movie. He was on active duty as a radio man See more May 19, 2008 One of the more hilarious of James Cagney and Pat O'Brien's pairings. See more Jul 30, 2007 Jimmy Cagney is a show-off pilot with a rather evil laugh and Pat O'Brien is a big lug who has to rein him in. Of course they fall for the same girl. It's watchable for Cagney, O'Brien, and Frank McHugh (as a medic named Crash), but there's way too much stock footage of marine training. There is a lot of cool stunt flying though. See more May 31, 2006 DEVIL DOGS OF THE AIR (1935) See more Read all reviews
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Lloyd Bacon

Director

James Cagney

Thomas Jefferson "Tommy" O'Toole

Pat O'Brien

Lt. William R. "Bill" Brannigan

Margaret Lindsay

Betty Roberts

Frank McHugh

Crash Kelly

Helen Lowell

Ma Roberts
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Movie Info

Synopsis A Marine flier (Pat O'Brien) clashes in San Diego with a brash stunt pilot (James Cagney) from Brooklyn.
Director
Lloyd Bacon
Producer
Louis F. Edelman
Screenwriter
Malcolm Stuart Boylan, Earl Baldwin
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 9, 1935, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 22, 2016
Runtime
1h 26m
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