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Hell's Angels

Howard Hughes' Thrilling Multi-Million Dollar Air Spectacle

As the Great War breaks out in Europe, English brothers Roy and Monte enlist in the Royal Flying Corps to fight for king and country, while their Oxford College friend Karl is ordered back to Germany. As a love triangle develops involving Monte, Roy, and Roy's girlfriend, Helen, the brothers' disparate personalities, and Monte's cowardice in the face of war soon threaten to compromise a top-secret bombing mission over German territory.

19302h 11mNRDrama, War, Action

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About Hell's Angels

Directors
Howard Hughes
Cast
Ben Lyon, James Hall, Jean Harlow, John Darrow, Lucien Prival, Frank Clarke
Genres
Drama, War, Action
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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