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Test Pilot (1938)

★ 6.8Approved118 minDirector: Victor Fleming

1938 American film directed by Victor Fleming

Test Pilot is a 1938 American drama film directed by Victor Fleming, starring Clark Gable, Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy, and featuring Lionel Barrymore. The Oscar-nominated film tells the story of a daredevil test pilot (Gable), his wife (Loy), and his best friend (Tracy).

Test Pilot was written by Howard Hawks, Vincent Lawrence, John Lee Mahin, Frank Wead, and Waldemar Young. The screenplay was largely based on an original story by former naval aviator Wead.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Test Pilot about?
Test Pilot (1938) — Jim Lane is a test pilot, whose professional life is dangerous, and whose personal life compensates for that danger by fast living and recklessness. As such, he lives from paycheck to paycheck, and is often in debt, but knows his lucrative job will eventually get him out of those
Is Test Pilot based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Test Pilot scary?
Content rating: Approved. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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