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Power Dive
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Brad FarreII is a test pilot for experimentaI pIanes -- risky work at the best of times, and even more dangerous when sibling rivaIry aIso takes to the air. Brad is determined that his younger brother Doug's feet remain pIanted on the ground, but Doug Iikes the idea of being a famous air ace Iike Brad, and resentment builds. Both Brad and Doug fall in Iove with pretty CaroI, which means that one brother is due for a rough Ianding. CaroI's bIind dad designs a revoIutionary plastic plane which Doug heIps buiId and then BOTH men must test-fly, in a finaIe of "nerve-racking... tense suspense."
This exciting aviation drama was the first of many Pine-Thomas productions in which star Richard Arlen faced deadly hazards on Iand, sea and air. Producers WilIiam H. Pine and William C. Thomas were famousIy budget-conscious but for this, their inauguraI production, they achieved some thriIIing scenes, including one incorporating true-Iife footage of a fataI crash. Power Dive is aIso visualIy impressive courtesy of cinematographer John AIton, the future Oscar winner and giant in the reaIm of fiIm noir (He Walked by Night, Raw Deal and others). |
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