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Errol Flynn gives a low-key performance as a dedicated flight surgeon who teams with a bitter pilot (Fred MacMurray) to solve the problem of high altitude sickness and blackouts among Navy dive bombers. Despite the pre-WWII setting, this is more of a straight-forward drama built around the turbulent-turned-respectful relationship between Flynn’s and MacMurray’s characters. The only thing that bugged me about the movie is a ridiculous comic subplot involving an officer who constantly hides from his nagging wife. With Ralph Bellamy and Alexis Smith. Directed by Michael Curtiz.

Oscar Nomination: Best Cinematography