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Hell's Angels (1930)

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After seeing "The Aviator" I had to see what all the hub-bub was about Hughes' epic. The movie, while victim of Hollywood's childish screen writing and outrageous overacting of the era, was entertaining and covered the gamut of human relations from dueling to fratricide. The flying sequences, while short, were excellently choreographed and I found the Zeppelin sequences intriguing with the ship creeping in and out of the clouds.
Why the biplane sequences cost him so much time (waiting for clouds) is beyond me when compared to actual screen time. The special effects were marvelous for its day. And, he seemed to have rounded up all the real Fokkers, SE-5's, Gotha, etc. available for the actual filming.
Oh yes, Harlow. Hot for her time, I guess, she brought out the stereotypical trampiness for the seamy side of the movie. But, the most interesting character to me was the creepy looking German General.
This film, I believe, had the FIRST curse ("G-D") and managed to kill off ALL the redeeming characters--which in itself is odd. No surviving hero.
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Be right there, Mom.

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Re: Hell's Angels (1930) - TIBOR 15:31:17 03/02/05 (0)
Yes, agree about Harlow!! She does not herd goats of that I am asure good sire
Re: Hell's Angels (1930) - patrickU 08:51:41 02/16/05 (7)
One thing you forgot to add cher Monsieur Grits is the way HH treat women and how selfish, transposed through his actors, of course, HE was already then.
That is a shame.
- True . . all the women were trollops . . . especially the French ones, hawh, hawh! * - mr grits 09:07:17 02/16/05 (6)
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  - Re: Then let�s NOT talk about the American men.......nt - patrickU 09:14:19 02/16/05 (5)
    nt
    - Well, at a college party a drunken, dirty-haired Parisian girl reminded me that "all Ameri-kan men are piiigs" . . . . - mr grits 09:35:27 02/16/05 (4)
      all night long. Funny, her friend was pristine, quite attractive and friendly--alas, she no speakie english.
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      Be right there, Mom.
      - Re :One more cliche for the road... - patrickU 10:13:25 02/16/05 (3)
        
        In Reply to: Well, at a college party a drunken, dirty-haired Parisian girl reminded me that "all Ameri-kan men are piiigs" . . . . posted by mr grits on February 16, 2005 at 09:35:27:
        
        Had she only ONE boy friend? Then she was NOT French...
        
        Re: Re : One more cliche for the road... - mr grits 06:42:04 02/17/05 (1)
        
        In Reply to: Re :One more cliche for the road... posted by patrickU on February 16, 2005 at 10:13:25:
        
        Well, Sylvia was too busy hating American men. Her beautiful, blonde Parisian friend was making out with the UGLIEST Columbian guy I've ever seen. Maybe I should have been Latin, oui?
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        Be right there, Mom.
        
        Re: Re : One more cliche for the road... - patrickU 08:31:34 02/17/05 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Re : One more cliche for the road... posted by mr grits on February 17, 2005 at 06:42:04:
        
        Women loves ugly men, look Gainsbourg got them all...
        
        LOL! (nt) - grinagog 00:22:08 02/17/05 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Re :One more cliche for the road... posted by patrickU on February 16, 2005 at 10:13:25:
        
        Grins

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