Eagle Squadron (1942) DVD-R

Starring Robert Stack, Diana Barrymore, Jon Hall, Eddie Albert, Nigel
Bruce, Evelyn Ankers, Leif Erickson
Directed by Arthur Lubin

Print: black/white
Runtime: 109 min.
Genre: drama
Print Quality: B

With America's Air Force not completely mobilized in mid-1942, Universal
paid tribute to those foresighted Yankee flyboys who joined England's
Royal Air Force before America's entry into WW2 in Eagle Squadron.
Robert Stack stars as Chuck Brewer, one of several US flyers
participating in RAF bombing raids of Germany. The film stresses the
importance of hands-across-the-sea teamwork in this massive
undertaking, concluding with Brewer leading his British compatriots on a
Commando raid behind enemy lines, the better to capture a revolutionary
new Nazi war plane. Every so often, the story slows to a walk as Brewer
romances British lass Anne Partridge, played by the unfortunate Diana
Barrymore in her last truly important screen role. Producer Walter Wanger
made special arrangements with the British government to incorporate
several exciting shots of authentic air battles in the film's 108 minutes.