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1943
Directed by Victor Fleming
Synopsis
A guy—a gal—a pal—it’s swell!
A co*cky Air Force pilot stationed in England during World War II falls for a daring female flier. After he's killed on a mission, he is sent back to Earth by heavenly General with a new assignment.
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Cast
Spencer Tracy Irene Dunne Van Johnson Ward Bond James Gleason Lionel Barrymore Barry Nelson Esther Williams Henry O'Neill Don DeFore Charles Smith Addison Richards Irving Bacon Eve Whitney Kirk Alyn Bill Arthur Martin Ashe George Atkinson Dora Baker Steve Barclay Ted Billings Charles Bimbo William Bishop John Bogden Becky Bohanon Eddie Borden Fred Coby Eddie co*ke Peter Cookson Show All…
DirectorDirector
Victor Fleming
ProducerProducer
Everett Riskin
WritersWriters
Frederick Hazlitt Brennan Dalton Trumbo
StoryStory
Chandler Sprague David Boehm
EditorEditor
Frank Sullivan
CinematographyCinematography
George J. Folsey Karl Freund
Assistant DirectorsAsst. Directors
Horace Hough Dolph Zimmer
Additional PhotographyAdd. Photography
Bert Eason
Art DirectionArt Direction
Cedric Gibbons
Set DecorationSet Decoration
Edwin B. Willis
Special EffectsSpecial Effects
Donald Jahraus Warren Newcombe A. Arnold Gillespie
ComposerComposer
Herbert Stothart
SoundSound
Douglas Shearer
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Country
USA
Language
English
Alternative Titles
好人乔, 比翼鸟, Joe il pilota, Kampf in den Wolken, Dos en el cielo, Dois no Céu, Un nommé Joe, Парень по имени Джо, 조라는 이름의 사나이, 祖儿小子
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Fantasy Drama War Romance
Themes
War and historical adventure Bravery in War Military combat and heroic soldiers Political drama, patriotism, and war Air pilot heroism and survival Charming romances and delightful chemistry Show All…
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Review by Josh Gillam ★★ 2
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After meeting his end during a mission, co*cky fighter pilot Pete Sandidge (Spencer Tracy) returns to Earth as a guardian angel to help pass his experience onto a young flyer (Van Johnson), who finds himself falling for the girl Pete left behind (Irene Dunne) in the process, in Victor Fleming’s romantic fantasy drama.
During and just after the war a lot of films focused on the afterlife in their stories, trying to give some sort of comfort to audiences who had either lost loved ones or were serving themselves, but I think this pales in comparison to something like A Matter of…
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Review by russman ★★★ 2
No one was actually named Joe
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Review by Bre ★★★★ 2
“That’s my girl. And that’s my boy.”
I’m not crying, you’re crying
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Review by 🥀 e m m é ★★½ 12
Endured two hours ofSpencer Tracy for approximately 45 minutes of Van Johnson and 2 minutes of Esther Williams. A new record!
In addition to being almost 20 years older than Van, Irene Dunne was somehow also older than both Spencer Tracy andWard Bond?! Absolutely astonishing.
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Review by cassie ★★★★
What a charming movie. Watching Irene Dunne taking down the enemy like a bamf was amazing!
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Review by Shea ★★★★
Irene Dunne is stronger than the entire US military.
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Review by Lorenzo ★★★
I'm not a Spencer Tracy hater but I just didn't understand what could possibly Irene Dunne's character, Dorinda, could see in his character, Pete. I just didn't find his character that interesting so I lost the emotional connection with this film.
But then again, Dunne and Van Johnson's characters getting together was even worse. I did enjoy Ward Bond's performance though...
Steven Spielberg liked this film so much that he remade this film as Always.
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Review by OE Reviews ★★★★ 5
A Guy Named Joe:
Wow. Really surprised and one I’d want to watch again soon. This film has everything I love about old classic feel and the acting just adds to that. This film explores surprisingly deep and complex concepts and is one I am sure to like more over time. It felt similar to a matter of life and death but it worked better for me because it was more straightforward in its approach. Now that’s not me saying I don’t like ambiguous films but I just think it worked better in this case.Conclusion:
One I enjoyed and one to remember. Give it a try. -
Review by Wesley Stenzel ★★★
A refreshingly bittersweet wartime fantasy romance with several inventive concepts about the afterlife. Spencer Tracy goes very broad with his performance, but it’s still nice nonetheless.
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Review by TajLV ★★★½
Part of my 5 Directors x 5 Unseen Films (22) challenge.
Having recently watched Victor Fleming's romantic aviation drama "Test Pilot" (1939) with Spencer Tracy, it was fun to see the director-actor duo back together challenging the skies in this WWII flying saga. The script was crafted by Dalton Trumbo from the story by David Boehm and Chandler Sprague, who were nominated at the Academy Awards for Best Writing, Original Story.
Pete Sandidge (Tracy) is an Army Air Corps Major during WWII. He has a best friend in Al Yackey (Ward Bond) and a girl in Dorinda Durston (Irene Dunne). But he's a hot dog among flyers who bomb targets in Germany, taking risky chances that endanger him and his…
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Review by trolleyfreak ★★★★
'No man is really dead unless he breaks faith with the future, and no man is really alive unless he accepts his responsibility to it..' (Lionel Barrymore as The General)
Brief Synopsis: The fanciful tale of a fighter pilot (Spencer Tracy) killed in action and sent back to earth by the Heavenly General (Barrymore) to guide the destiny of a young airman (Van Johnson) who soon falls in love with the dead guy's grieving girl (Irene Dunne), much to his ghostly chagrin!
Almost fifty years after Victor Fleming's mélange of fantasy, combat action, comedy and love drama was released, a guy named Steven Spielberg declared it to be his favourite film and somewhat unwisely decided to embark on a remake,…
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Review by PUNQ ★★★
A little too much on the romantic side of death, but if anyone has the personality to give death life, it's Spencer Tracy. In many ways he dampens the fear of dying. It's most comforting. Sure, there is the longing of losing someone, but the story gives relevance to move on and accept the end not the worst thing to happen to a good fellow. A mentality very related to the war they were in. Not a life changing movie, but perhaps a death changing one.
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