AdventureYear1932Duration1h 49mIMDb6.4

Hell Divers

AdventureDramaRomance

Rival fighter-pilots train in the art of dive bombing while teasing each other about their bravery and manliness. They wind up stranded and must work together for a common goal.

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Cast

George W. Hill

Director

Clark Gable

Steve Nelson

Wallace Beery

Windy Riker

Conrad Nagel

Duke Johnson

Dorothy Jordan

Ann Mitchell

Marjorie Rambeau

Mame Kelsey

Marie Prevost

Lulu

Cliff Edwards

Baldy

John Miljan

Jack Griffin

Landers Stevens

Admiral

Reed Howes

Lt. Fisher

Alan Roscoe

Captain - U.S.S Saratoga

Frank Conroy

Chaplain

Virginia Bruce

Girl

JK

John Kelly

Sailor

Eric Alden

Sailor

John George

Barfly

SH

Sherry Hall

Naval Officer

Pat O'Malley

Commander of the 'Los Angeles'

FW

Frank Wead

Writer

Harvey Gates

Writer

MS

Malcolm Stuart Boylan

Writer

JK

James Kevin McGuinness

Writer

Ralph Graves

Writer

JW

James Warner Bellah

Writer

Charles MacArthur

Writer

ED

Edward Dean Sullivan

Writer

Comments

10 Comments

Brian Colby🇬🇭May 30, 2023

Fatherdmw55May 29, 2023

source: Hell Divers

user531506May 18, 2023

Ikram M.FNov 16, 2022

Good but predictable movie with actual footage from U. S. S. Saratoga. Fine acting by Gable and Berry. Biggest flaw is casting Dorothy Jordan as Gables love interest. They are completely mismatched as she is no match for Gables personality.

Khawla ElhamiNov 16, 2022

Like a Howard Hawks film if Hawks had half his pacing skills or deftness with actors. The action scenes are especially dull and Gable has rarely been this bland. If it wasn't for Beery's acting chops it'd be well nigh unwatchable.

Ngagnon 🦋Nov 16, 2022

Any time you have two fantastic actors of the calibres of Wallace Beery and Clark Gable playing against each other, it's worth a look. Beery was the highest paid actor in the world when this movie was shot, and he was certainly the most interesting to watch. It's obvious, though, that MGM was using this picture to build up their popular new romantic lead, Gable, even if it had to be at their top star's expense. If you like this one, I recommend a better seafaring film with Beery and Gable, 1935's "China Seas." That one's a real spectacular, one of those movies, like "Dancing Lady," with everything the studio could think of thrown in.

Naesy NyarkoNov 16, 2022

1930's US Navy film with, oh boy, 2 great actors Wallace Berry and Clark Gable! I loved it from the shore leave aspects and the super vintage era aircraft (Derigibles too!) and ships that you'll hardly ever see because it was'nt during a "major" war. Highly recommended, I loved it ( but I am a big fan of the mentioned stars and a sailor so I'm definetly biased, LOL)!

user8978976398452Nov 16, 2022

Just saw this for the first time on TV- lots of Navy history mixed in with a pretty decent plot. Seems unbelievable that Clark Gable was ever that young, but this is from 1931! The carrier that this was filmed aboard was the Navy's second real aircraft carrier, the Saratoga, and seeing her in original, unaltered condition is fascinating. Slight correction to one of the previous reviewers- the planes are Curtiss F8C-4 Helldivers, the first Navy plane to bear that name. One of the pilots that flew in the film from NAS North Island, was the very young John Thach, later to be the air tactician that figured out how to defend against the Mitsubishi Zero in World War II. All in all, an important historical record that should be on DVD!

Hesky TedNov 16, 2022

This is an excellent vehicle for Wallace Beery and Clark Gable(in what would become standard roles for both of them). Lots of nice real life footage of the Saratoga V (sunk in Bikini Atoll by two atomic blasts in Bikini Atoll in 1946). If you want to see bi-planes taking off and landing on an aircraft carrier this movie is for you!!!. also, i believe they used footage of the 27 Jan 1928 mooring of the rigid air ship Los Angeles to the aircraft carrier. If you don't like those glossy-cheesy MGM movies this is the exception. Way above average early talkie movie and a piece of history too.

Maria NsueNov 16, 2022

Okay, I know that most Wallace Beery films are pretty formulaic and superficial. However, this doesn't mean they were bad. Very few of his films were bad, though many fall in the average category. However, occasionally, his films rose above the mundane, such as DINNER AT EIGHT, GRAND HOTEL, MIN AND BILL and this film. While I will admit this movie isn't up to the standards of the three films I listed, it does approach them in quality and is a decent effort for him and new-comer Clark Gable. In particular, if you are a Gable or airplane buff, like me, you will love this film. It features a lot of great flying sequences you just won't see in many films of the era. Our aircraft carriers and dirigibles just weren't seen as being very important and weren't shown in many films during the Depression era. So, from a purely historic point of view, this is an important film. When you add good acting and dialog and an exciting script, you have an excellent film well worth your time.

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