Ace of Aces

A sculptor who doesn't want to have any part of World War I is shamed by his girlfriend into joining the army. He becomes a fighter pilot, and undergoes a complete personality change.

Cast

Richard Dix

as Rex 'Rocky' Thorne

Elizabeth Allan

as Nancy Adams

Ralph Bellamy

as Captain Blake

Theodore Newton

as Foster 'Froggy' Kelley

Nella Walker

as Mrs. Adams

Anderson Lawler

as Tim 'Tombstone' Terry

Frank Conroy

as Wentworth

Joe Sawyer

as Captain Daly

Art Jarrett

as James 'Jenny' Lind

Claude Gillingwater Jr.

as Tommy Gray

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