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Test Pilot is a 1938 American drama film directed by Victor Fleming, starring Clark Gable, Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy, and featuring Lionel Barrymore. The Oscar-nominated film tells the story of a daredevil test pilot (Gable), his wife (Loy), and his best friend (Tracy).
Test Pilot: Directed by Victor Fleming. With Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore. Jim is a test pilot. His wife Ann and best friend Gunner try their best to keep him sober. But the life of a test pilot is anything but safe.
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- Drama, Romance
- Victor Fleming
- 1938-04-22
Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. An irresponsible test pilot's wife and best friend try to get him to grow up. Cast & Crew. Read More. Victor Fleming. Director. Clark Gable. Jim [Lane] Myrna Loy. Ann [Thursday] Barton. Spencer Tracy. Gunner [Morse] Samuel S. Hinds. General Ross. Marjorie Main. Landlady.
- Victor Fleming, William Ryan, Cullen Tate
- Clark Gable
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Test Pilot. Test pilot Jim Lane (Clark Gable) has endangered himself more than once because of his drinking. Despite efforts by his best friend, Gunner (Spencer Tracy), Jim has not quit the...
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- Clark Gable
- Victor Fleming
- Adventure
Jim Lane is a test pilot, whose professional life is dangerous, and whose personal life compensates for that danger by fast living and recklessness. As such, he lives from paycheck to paycheck, and is often in debt, but knows his lucrative job will eventually get him out of those debts.
Test Pilot is one of those irresistible MGM potboilers of the 1930s that coast along on sheer star power. Clark Gable plays a courageous test pilot, who compromises his achievements with his frequent bouts of drinking. Gable's mechanic, Spencer Tracy, does what he can to keep his boss out of trouble.
