With the arrival of the airplane in the last century a new era for progress began. Not only did it open air routes, but the need to move the mail faster became a reality. The first impact was the possibility to take the mail to places, that up to then, went only by surface transport. Thus, a letter took much less to reach its destination than before. The only problem was the aircraft used for the operation, which made those trips quite dangerous because the lack of radio and the way the pilots flew using visual aids.
The four McDonald brothers were daredevils that worked a lot of air shows doing their amazing stunts to the delight of the spectators. When the opportunity to get steady work flying for a new outfit in Newark, N.J., the four brothers get hired. Colin, gets the eye of Lucille, a nurse, who ends up marrying him, but due to having to share living quarters, never got to live a normal life. The four brothers were inseparable. The tragic death of the younger brother, Keith, has a terrible impact on the McDonalds. Tad and Colin will also suffer accidents. Only Roland escapes unharmed when he switched aviation for a safer job.
"Blaze at Noon" is a movie rarely seen. It's worth a look because of John Farrow's direction and the cast. Anne Baxter, William Holden, Sterling Hayden, William Bendix, Howard Da Silva, Sonny Tufts, and the rest do compelling work for Mr. Farrow, and although this is not a great film, it has a lot of aerial stunts that for the year when it came out must have looked outstanding.
The four McDonald brothers were daredevils that worked a lot of air shows doing their amazing stunts to the delight of the spectators. When the opportunity to get steady work flying for a new outfit in Newark, N.J., the four brothers get hired. Colin, gets the eye of Lucille, a nurse, who ends up marrying him, but due to having to share living quarters, never got to live a normal life. The four brothers were inseparable. The tragic death of the younger brother, Keith, has a terrible impact on the McDonalds. Tad and Colin will also suffer accidents. Only Roland escapes unharmed when he switched aviation for a safer job.
"Blaze at Noon" is a movie rarely seen. It's worth a look because of John Farrow's direction and the cast. Anne Baxter, William Holden, Sterling Hayden, William Bendix, Howard Da Silva, Sonny Tufts, and the rest do compelling work for Mr. Farrow, and although this is not a great film, it has a lot of aerial stunts that for the year when it came out must have looked outstanding.