Ace of Aces

Oct 20, 1933

1h 16m

★ 5.3

A Woman's Love Made Him Forget His Fears!

Overview

A sculptor who doesn't want to have any part of World War I is shamed by his girlfriend into joining the army. He becomes a fighter pilot, and undergoes a complete personality change.

Genres

Drama

War

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

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Cast

Rex 'Rocky' Thorne

Richard Dix

Nancy Adams

Elizabeth Allan

Captain Blake

Ralph Bellamy

Foster 'Froggy' Kelley

Theodore Newton

Mrs. Adams

Nella Walker

Tim 'Tombstone' Terry

Anderson Lawler

Wentworth

Frank Conroy

Captain Daly

Joe Sawyer

James 'Jenny' Lind

Art Jarrett

Tommy Gray

Claude Gillingwater Jr.

Billy Winstead

Clarence Stroud

Carroll Winstead

Claude Stroud

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