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Dive Bomber (1941)
Holding a salute is mandatory Wrong headrest
When pilots take off from carrier early in film they first show the three of them in planes with large light brown headrests then they show them in planes with small dark brown headrests. Before they take off McMurray does not hold his salute when receiving orders from the commanding officer; a great no, no. Tim and swede Larson also have not been schooled in how to salute. A minor point except to those of us who have been in the military. Film is very pedantic excessive minutia dialog. Since not at war as of filming. The RAF would have given Tim a very through physical after he was grounded by US Navy and would not have let him fly their planes if he was fatigued. Bad error in film. The Limeys are not that big a fools. The RAF plane that Tim flies is a silly little racer and not a real RAF fighter. Poorly done.
Calcutta (1946)
Too much dialogue; not enough action by anyone.
Gail Russell too soft, lovely and vulnerable to be the bad girl in this somewhat boring film. Too much dialogue and not enough action. June Duprez underused. Do not get the feeling of being in India. Really just another detective story. Almost no more than one flying sequence. Ladd plays it cool and indifferent with Chinese shop keepers. Ladd in all his sartorial splendor. Ladd a good looking guy when young. Light colored suits worn by Ladd and others give testimony to lack of air conditioning in those days. This is best reference to a very hot Calcutta climate. Man whose murder Ladd is trying to solve is only seen in one or two sequences at beginning of film. Very easy to forget what he looks like for such a good buddy of Ladd and Bendix.