Mon 25 Jul, 2016
Vintage Powder Room Cinema: A Yank in the RAF [1941]
Comments (0) Filed under: Vintage Powder Room CinemaTags: 1941, Betty Grable, Darryl F. Zanuck, Greatest Generation, John Sutton, Reginald Gardiner, Tyrone Power, victory roll
Welcome to Vintage Powder Room Cinema! In keeping with the theme of yesterday’s post, victory rolls and the Greatest Generation–this week’s feature is A YANK IN THE RAF starring Betty Grable and Tyrone Power. Enjoy the movie!
From TCM:
Prior to the United States’ entry into World War II, egotistical American pilot Tim Baker seeks adventure and money by ferrying a bomber from Canada to England. While in London, he meets a former girl friend, Carol Brown, a nightclub performer who volunteers in the ambulance reserve during the day. Carol is both pleased and annoyed to see Tim, with whom she broke up a year earlier because of his irresponsible nature. Hoping to win Carol back, Tim accepts her dare to join the R.A.F. but quickly becomes bored with the classes teaching basic flying techniques. One afternoon, Carol goes to the airfield and meets Wing Commander John Morley, who is immediately taken with her. Morley sees her nightclub show and escorts her home, after which Carol, angry at Tim for standing her up that evening, tells him that she has a new man in her life.
