Test Pilot (1938)

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   baraka92

   I guess it’s sacrilege to say this, but I liked this one more than Only Angels Have Wings. I love Cary Grant, Jean Arthur and Thomas Mitchell; but Clark Gable, Myrna Loy (the best acting I’ve seen from her) and Spencer Tracy are better in these roles.
   
   The flying sequences aren’t as strong as in Hawks’ film but the characters, the chemistry and the overall story (which has enough differences to separate it from OAHW) feel more cohesive in Test Pilot. Focusing more on the female perspective makes the story more dynamic.
   
   Plus, Myrna’s charm and beauty are off the charts here. 2 years 8 months ago
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   Camille Deadpan

   https://ok.ru/video/1137535290036 3 years 7 months ago
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   Siskoid

   Oh, the dangers of loving a man in a dangerous profession... Test Pilot has Clark Gable make an emergency landing in a Kansas field where he meets Myrna Loy's thoughtful, smart-mouthed country girl (once her career got going, it's like she had someone to punch up her dialog on retainer - every line a cracker) and they're soon married. Though there are some pretty exciting aerial sequences (well executed), we always return to the relationship, which also includes Spencer Tracy as the third wheel who also loves Gable's character and finds himself in the same position as Myrna. He's easily the more interesting character. Gable plays his usual hard man, threatening to slap women, entirely self-absorbed, etc. - it's the reason he doesn't resonate with me - but in Test Pilot, it's something of a front, and by golly, I actually thought he gave a touching performance. Of course, the relationship politics are pretty dated - the bad boy as the more exciting option, and anyway, you'll change him if you stick around long enough, baby, but let him live his man-child life 'til then. That, and a couple of racially-insensitive moments, really hurt the picture 80+ years on. 1 year 8 months ago

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