i give this movie a look during tcm memorial day weekend marathon . i be not sorry . there nothing new in the plot represent it a typical cocky kid screw up but finally prove himself story with one interesting twist among the kid ( robert taylor and in a decent performance ) many screw ups be a friendship with his bos wife which others perceive the wrong way . by the way and the bos in question be his co do i mention the cocky kid have just become a navy hellcat . and the others be his fellow officer . the fly footage and there a lot of it be okay but somewhat pedestrian since it mostly train and search and rescue stuff . the movie be make in 1940 and several reference be make to the war in europe and but america have not yet join in and so there no combat fly . still and there be interest moment include a training and competition mission where the new pilot compound an error and end up tangle in a cloth target sleeve which nearly cause him to crash yet another plane . taylor be okay a the new pilot and although i be not one of his big fan . the first couple of scene between pigeon ( the co ) and ruth hussey ( the co wife ) seem a little awkward and the banter seem force and but they get well . pigeon excels in play nice guy without a clue about woman role and whether he the father or the husband . i wasn not familiar with hussey before but will correct that mistake a she turn in a very nice performance . likewise the performance of shepperd strudwick a her unfortunate brother inventor of a navigational device he hop will enable plane to land in fog . red skelton role a mugger seem artificial and force unusual and i thought and a he usually seem very relax in front of the camera and but i have hear this be his first movie . it would not win any award and but it a fun way to spend a couple of hour and with a likable story and performance .