Flight Angels (1940)
6/10
A Tip of the Hat to Jane Wyman
20 July 2007
Warning: Spoilers
This movie just played on TMC. SPOILER ALERT Jane Wyman steals every scene as the brazen blonde hussy. She bosses her boyfriend around; hits him on the back to make him choke on his drink; starts a cat fight; and slings gobs of cold cream into another girl's face. She even looks a bit like Sandra Dee. Who knew?

The other leads are snooze worthy. Dennis Morgan is the lovable rogue again; and Ralph Bellamy is the stuffed shirt again. For once, Virginia Bruce is NOT the scheming blonde, which was her forte in other movies of the time. On the other hand, you gotta love the shiny new propeller planes.

Ronald Reagan married Jane Wyman in 1940, the year this movie was made, and it's easy to see why: she was a real pistol. Her staid, stuffy roles and those hideous bangs came later, in the fifties. GC/BC
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