"Two bright facets light up Hell's Angels, a 1930s aviation melodrama. One is the extraordinary footage re-creating World War I air battles; the other is 18-year-old Jean Harlow. Both are enough to offset the cornball story and stilted dialogue, the latter added late in production, with the advent of motion-picture sound. The movie, almost three years in the making, with a budget of nearly $4 million--very high for its day--was the obses ..."
"Two bright facets light up Hell's Angels, a 1930s aviation melodrama. One is the extraordinary footage re-creating World War I air battles; the other is 18-year-old Jean Harlow. Both are enough to offset the cornball story and stilted dialogue, the latter added late in production, with the advent of motion-picture sound. The movie, almost three years in the making, with a budget of nearly $4 million--very high for its day--was the obses ..."
Hollywood the Golden Era by Jack Spears 440 Pages, Published 1972 by As Barnes, Ny ISBN-13: 978-0-498-07552-0, ISBN: 0-498-07552-4
Rex Ingram Visionary Director of the Silent Screen (Screen Classics) by Professor Ruth Barton Hardcover, 328 Pages, Published 2014 by University Press Of Kentucky ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-4709-3, ISBN: 0-8131-4709-3