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A Yank in the R.A.F. is a 1941 American black-and-white war film directed by Henry King and starring Tyrone Power and Betty Grable. Released three months before the attack on Pearl Harbor plunged the United States into World War II, it is considered [by whom?] a typical early-World War II production.
A hot shot flyer discovers the hero within when he joins the British Air Force during World War II.
A Yank in the R.A.F. is a 1941 American black-and-white war film directed by Henry King, and is considered a typical early-World War II film.
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"A Yank in the R.A.F." is the first World War II movie I've ever seen where I was actually rooting for the Nazis to shoot down the hero's plane and kill him! The story centers on Tim Baker (Tyrone Power), an arrogant hotshot American pilot who flies a fighter plane from Canada to Britain, as part of the Lend Lease Act, in the days before the ...
An American pilot impulsively joins His Majesty's Royal Air Force in Britain in an attempt to impress his ex-girlfriend.
A Yank in the R.A.F. is a 1941 American war drama film directed by Henry King and starring Tyrone Power, Betty Grable and John Sutton. Released three months before the attack on Pearl Harbor plunged the United States into World War II, it is considered a typical early-World War II production.
A Yank in the R.A.F. ★★½ 1941. Power's enthusiastic performance as a brash American pilot boosts this dated WWII adventure. He and his British allies seem more concerned over who gets showgirl Betty Grable than in the Nazis, but climactic air attacks retain excitement.
Tyrone Power is a pilots' pilot, but he doesn't believe in anything beyond his own abilities. He gets into trouble by flying a new fighter directly to Canada instead of to New York and letting it be towed across as the law demands, but is offered a new job ferrying bombers to war torn England.
A Yank in the R.A.F. Harlan Thomas. 2.88. 8 ratings4 reviews. An American pilot joins the Royal Air Force to fight for the British in World War II (prior to America's entrance into the war). 246 pages, Hardcover. First published July 1, 1942. Book details & editions. About the author. Harlan Thomas. 4 books. Friends & Following.
A Yank in the R.A.F. (26-Sep-1941) Director: Henry King. Writers: Darrell Ware; Karl Tunberg; Darryl F. Zanuck (as "Melville Crossman") Lyrics and Music by: Leo Robin; Ralph Rainger. Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck. Keywords: Action/Adventure, Romantic Drama, WWII
