A Guy Named Joe
Pete Sandidge (Tracy), a daredevil bomber pilot, dies when he crashes his plane into a German aircraft carrier, leaving his devoted girlfriend, Dorinda (Irene Dunne), who is also a pilot, heartbroken. In heaven, Pete receives a new assignment: he is to become the guardian angel for Ted Randall (Van Johnson), a young Army flyer. Invisibly, Pete guides Ted through flight school and into combat, but the ectoplasmic mentor's tolerance is tested when Ted falls for Dorinda. Ultimately, however, Pete not only comes to terms with their relationship but also acts as Dorinda's copilot when she undertakes a dangerous bombing raid, so that Ted won't have to. Remade by Steven Speilberg in 1989 as ALWAYS
Drama, Romance, War
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Spencer Tracy as Pete Sandidge, Irene Dunne as Dorinda Durston, Van Johnson as Ted Randall, Ward Bond as Al Yackey, James Gleason as 'Nails' Kilpatrick, Lionel Barrymore as The General, Barry Nelson as Dick Rumney, Esther Williams as Ellen Bright, Henry O'Neill as Col. Sykes, Don DeFore as James J. Rourke, Charles Smith as Sanderson, Addison Richards as Maj. Corbett, Irving Bacon as Henderson, Eve Whitney as Girlfriend of Rourke