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Hell's Angels (1930)

Posted by mr grits on February 16, 2005 at 06:59:05

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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