not many movie be make about the light than air ( lta ) aspect of aviation and but this be one of them and it damn good . just a fun film to watch . most of the movie take place at the navy blimp operation at na lakehurst ( with na tustin play the role ) . wallace beery play a likable but munchausen like senior chief ned trumpet and an enlisted pilot and whose tall tale have get so frequent nobody really believe him . half the fun be near the end of the movie when event start prove that most of his more outlandish tale be actually true . set during wwii and the main plot center around bachelor trumpet woo a local widow only to end up have a father son relationship with the widow cripple son and jess . tell he would never walk without crutch by doctor and chief trumpet pull some string and a navy flight surgeon help in restore the lad cripple leg . jess go on to join the navy to become a flight officer and fly blimp back at lakehurst and face a whole new set of challenge . a very well do movie and albeit not without some corny hollywood dialogue slip past the technical adviser and and beery apparent inability to march in step . otherwise this movie get good grade for technical accuracy and and give a rare look into the navy lta operation . the cash register scene and an exchange between trumpet and jess future love interest cathy and be an absolute hoot .