The Eagle and the Hawk (1933 film)

The Eagle and the Hawk is a 1933 American PreCode aerial war film directed by Stuart Walker and based on an original story by John Monk Saunders. The film stars Fredric March and Cary Grant as World War I Royal Air Force fighter pilots. The supporting cast includes Carole Lombard and Jack Oakie.

Although a small number of aerial scenes were called for and noted aerial cinematographer Elmer Dyer was contracted, many of the sequences were clips from two other Paramount productions, Wings 1927 and Young Eagles 1930, as well as Warner Brothers The Dawn Patrol 1930. Assistant director Michael Leisen, himself a pilot, handled most of the aerial filming, and although uncredited, was responsible for the authentic look of the film.The periodaccurate aircraft assembled for the film included five ThomasMorse Scouts, four Nieuport 28s, two de Havilland DH4s, a Curtiss JN4 and assorted postWorld War I types used as set dressing. The aircraft were all leased from the Garland Lincoln Flying Services, a company that provided aviation equipment for film productions. ........

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