Men of the Sky (1931) is an All-Talking musical drama film which was produced by Warner Bros. in 1930 and released in 1931. Filming began in July of 1930 and concluded in mid-September. Alfred E. Green (born July 11, 1889 in Perris, California; died September 4, 1960 in Hollywood, California) was a prolific movie director and assistant director. ... Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of popular music. ... Erno Rapeé (or Rapee) [ b 4 June 1891 in Budapest, Hungary, d 26 June 1945 in New York] was one of the most prolific conductors of the American symphony in the first half of the 1900s. ... John F. Seitz (June 23, 1892 – February 27, 1979) was an American cinematographer. ... The First National Exhibitors Circuit was founded 1917 by the merger of 26 of the biggest First Run cinema chains in the United States of America, controlling more than 600 cinemas, more than 200 of them were First Run cinemas. ... Warner Bros. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... // Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Winstead Mata Hari, starring Greta Garbo and Lionel Barrymore City Lights starring Charles Chaplin Best Picture: Cimarron - MGM Best Actor: Lionel Barrymore - A Free Soul Best Actor: Wallace Beery - The Champ Best Actor: Fredric March - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. ... Warner Bros. ...

Production

The original story and music were written by Otto A. Harbach and Jerome Kern. The film was originally intended to be released, in the United States, early in 1931, but was shelved due to public apathy towards musicals. Despite waiting a number of months, the public proved obstinate and the Warner Bros. reluctantly released the film in June of 1931 after making some cuts. The film was released outside the United States (since there was no backlash against musicals outside the United States) as a full musical early in 1931. The film was originally intended to be photographed entirely in Technicolor, but this was dropped midway into production when the studio realized the public was growing sour on musicals. The film was originally titled: "Call of the East" but was retitled before release. Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of popular music. ... Logo celebrating Technicolors 90th Anniversary Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation (a subsidiary of Technicolor, Inc. ...

Synopsis

In this drama, the love affair between an American pilot named Jack Ames (Jack Whiting) and a French spy named Madeleine Aubert (Irene Delroy) is chronicled. Madeleine leaves her American boyfriend to join her father(John Sainpolis), another agent, as a spy for France at an estate in Germany. She is supposed to seduce a German officer (Bramwell Flecther) in order to gain information on a set of secret plans that another spy will steal after landing on the grounds. That spy turns out to be Jack. Madeleine is supposed to signal her compatriot to advance by playing a certain style of song on the piano, but the Germans have found out about the scheme, and Jack is exposed. In the tragic ending, the pair of lovers are led out to a firing squad...

Songs

• "Every Little While"
• "Boys March"
• "Stolen Dreams"
• "You Ought to See Sweet Marguerite"
• "All's Well with the World"

Trivia

• This was to be the first of three of musicals to be written by Otto A. Harbach and Jerome Kern for Warner Bros. Due to the public apathy for musicals, however, Warner Bros. bought out their contract and the team returned to Broadway.
• The public apathy for musicals was so high, that the film was apparently edited in some regions and was exhibited as a song-less drama.
• Warner Bros. did not debut this film in the usual prestigious movie theaters. The film was immediately placed in general release with no fan-fare.

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Preservation

No copies of the film are known to exist. The complete soundtrack survives on Vitaphone disks. The Warner Brothers Vitaphone logo. ...