
Hell's Angels
Howard Hughes' Thrilling Multi-Million Dollar Air Spectacle
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A grand, technically ambitious WWI aerial spectacle centered on two brothers' diverging fates in combat, complicated by romantic rivalry and the moral weight of war.
When the Great War breaks out, brothers Roy and Monte Rutledge, each attending Oxford University, enlist with the Royal Flying Corps.
Essence
Ensemble

Ben Lyon
Monte Rutledge

James Hall
Roy Rutledge

Jean Harlow
Helen

John Darrow
Karl Armstedt

Lucien Prival
Baron Von Kranz

Frank Clarke
Lt. von Bruen
Roy Wilson
Baldy Maloney

Douglas Gilmore
Capt. Redfield

Jane Winton
Baroness Von Kranz

Evelyn Hall
Lady Randolph

William B. Davidson
Staff Major

Wyndham Standing
RFC Squadron Commander
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