DIVE BOMBER(1941) Original Theatrical Trailer

[irish89055]

"tell the comander not to hang around the radio tower, it's not becoming" lol MacMurray had a great delivery of lines...

[44032]

Flynn, of course, does not play a "sky-diving hell-climbing pilot" in this film. He's a doctor. MacMurray is the pilot.

[errolfan]

@44032 Flynn only helps out when MacMurrray runs low on oxygen. Sometimes he has to open a valve. Sometimes he has to take over the controls of the plane. Whatever Errol does, it can't help Fred in the end when he's up in the air alone, and runs out of (guess what?). Maybe he just didn't want the girl.

[irish89055]

@errolfan loved this score and film is ok... the high altitude test scene is laughable.. Yes, God bless the men of Torpedo sq 8

[errolfan]

Some of the best aerial footage ever put to film.

[Davis4037]

one thing about this video, in 1941 the navy dive bomber was the SBD Dautless dive bomber, and its wings were never meant to be foldable

[UmbrellaWatch]

Loved it, and of course our good man Flynn. :) wonderful. Im feeling much better now, took a pill to go along with. :) missu. A!

[errolfan]

@UmbrellaWatch This is Youtube, and I don't want to know what you're using. Try facebook.

[davidperi]

Just heard a old Jack Benny (1941) radio program on his take of this movie...funny.

[neptunisregis11]

@davidperi Where can one find that Jack Bennie clip? He was a true professional with always clean jokes. He had the right idea staying 39 for all those years.

[hiphophippies]

its comin on tcm on firday why is it rated r

[longr8nge]

america produced over 100 aircraft carriers and 100,000 aircraft during WW2 and the pilots to go with them.

[paratrooper629]

The theme music was also used in " Fighter Squadron" w/ Edmund O'Brien in 1948

[neptunisregis11]

Richard Best, one of the Navy pilots who bombed and sank the Akagi, flew in this movie. I think that it is the SBU-2 featured at the first part of this clip. The TBD-1's are from Bombing 6, these are the actual Torpedo Bombers that were destroyed in the Battle of Midway a little more than a year later. According to George "Tex" Gay of Torpedo 8, it was the first time he launched with a torpedo. Few things make me emotional, their sacrifice brings tears to my eyes.

[errolfan]

@neptunisregis11 Considering that this movie was made shortly before WWII , I wouldn't doubt what you're saying is true. In effect, considering that there is so little else on film from the period, it's almost like a pre- war documentary of American Naval Air Power.

[errolfan]

Dive Bomber is a great period piece. To see armadas of biplanes and early dive bombers in Technicolor is simply amazing (the real thing, no CGI!). Great Steiner score, good underplayed performance by Errol and, of course (coarse?), direction by Mike Curtiz. This was his last film directing Flynn. The visuals are beautiful. Say what you might about Mike's direction, he knew how to make great movies. Good comment mig25pd.

[mig25pd]

This is one film to watch when the wife goes out - close the blinds, get out a good scotch and good cigar. The back to the world of yellow wing Devastators, Vindicators and Helldivers; the smell of aeroplane hangars; sun and sea; California in the late 30s; cars with running boards and leather upholstery. No laptops, no time sheets, no freeways, no supermarket. All this and Alexis Smith.

[SupportingActor]

You got it! Even though the world was about to fully explode in WW 2, times were much simpler then!

[garyowen4ever]

errol flynn's time has come again, to make us happy and give us hope in these new days of worry!

[errolfan]

@mig25pd Well said. My compliments.

[mctim64]

Fred was a much better Man than Errol. cool movie though.

[longr8nge]

the same max steiner theme song "we watch the skys" used in "dive bomber" was also used in "fighter squadron" with edmond o'brien and robert stack.

[antonschindler]

Max Steiner used this music again in the 1951 Warner's submarine picture "Operation: Pacific."

[Tapmann]

Interesting. I haven't seen this movie in many years but remember it well. In May of 1942 it was the dive bombers who sunk 4 Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway. The torpedo planes got their butts shot off.

Thx for posting.

[altrane40]

Yeah, the Caine Mutiny was fantastic too, if you can get over the score! Just take a German polka and add passing-tones and a snare drum.

[garyowen4ever]

max steiner could write march music as well as john phillip sousa....a great dramatic flynn movie seldom seen, with a tough fred macmurray to deal with.