The daring adventures of Captain Eddie
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The daring adventures of Captain Eddie |
| Original title | Captain Eddie |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1945 |
| length | 107 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Lloyd Bacon |
| script | John Tucker Battle |
| production | Winfield R. Sheehan |
| music | Cyril J. Mockridge |
| camera | Joseph MacDonald |
| cut | James B. Clark |
| occupation | |
| |
The Daredevil Adventures of Captain Eddie is an American film from 1945 directed by Lloyd Bacon with Fred MacMurray in the title role.
action
Flashbacks tell the life of the pilot Edward Rickenbacker , who was one of the top pilots on the American side in the First World War . On October 21, 1942, a US transport aircraft ran out of fuel over the South Pacific and had to make an emergency landing in the ocean. The plane breaks. On board are seven crew members, including Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, a famous inventor, racing driver and America's number one flying ace during World War II. After climbing three life rafts, the men discover that their water, food and medical supplies have remained on board the sinking plane. Three of the survivors are injured to varying degrees. The men talk about their chances of survival. Captain Eddie encourages them in the face of vastly improved technology over the past 25 years. Then he talks about the memories that made him who he is today.
Edward was born in Columbus, Ohio, as one of seven children to an immigrant couple. His father earned his living as a bridge builder and through his work encouraged Eddie's interest in all construction-related matters. His first own experimental arrangements, such as trying to fly with the help of a large umbrella, aroused great fears in his mother. One day father William was killed in an accident at work and his mother pleaded with her son to avoid machines from now on. Eddie began taking on a variety of jobs to help feed the small family. When he met the car dealer Tom Clark one day, Eddie realized his love for automobiles and persuaded the factory owner Ike Howard to employ him. With his first wage in hand, Eddie allowed himself to be taken on a rickety plane and suffered a concussion when he crash-landed the plane. Mother Elise then made Eddie promise never to get on a plane again.
Back in 1942. Eddie keeps his men happy. The food has been used up and starvation threatens. The injured are also getting worse and worse. One of the comrades-in-arms, Private John “Gentle” Bartek, seeks and finds consolation by quoting from the Bible. Two weeks have passed since the crash and one is still floating on the vast expanse of the ocean. The castaways pray for rain, fish and rescue.
Eddie returns with his thoughts to his early years, to Ohio. One day he met his future wife Adelaide Frost, whose heart he was soon able to conquer. Rickenbacker had grown up and worked successfully as a car dealer. In 1917 Eddie became a driver for US General Pershing in France. Eddie's mother released her son from promising never to get on a plane again, realizing how much he loves flying. Rickenbacker quickly became an excellent air fighter, whose fame reached home to the United States and brought him great popularity. After the war ended in 1918, Eddie was finally able to lead his Adelaide to the altar. And another lifelong dream came true: Rickenbacker was finally able to tackle his plans for his own airline.
Back on the ocean again in 1942: A huge storm shakes the small life rafts through a lot. After all, the severely weakened men can now drink rainwater. But one of them, Alex, is already too weak and dies. When there is another dispute between the biblical Bartek and the non-religious Ltnt. Whittaker, Eddie recalls how Adelaide and her two sons never lost hope when he was injured in a plane crash. After three weeks on the high seas, Whitaker and Bartek vow to fight their dispute over belief on land if they survive. The mood improves a little after a seagull lands on Eddie's head and he catches it to eat with the others. Adelaide at home has retained her belief that her Eddie is still alive, even though the War Department tells her they are about to stop looking for the castaways. A day later, Bartek also lost his belief in salvation. At that moment Eddie hears planes whizzing overhead. One of the pilots lets the rafters know they've been sighted, and a grateful Eddie recalls his father's words when he praised technological advancement.
Production notes
The daring adventures of Captain Eddie was filmed between late November 1944 and late February 1945 and premiered on June 19, 1945. The film did not go to cinemas in Germany; it premiered on April 5, 1997 on ZDF .
Fred Sersen , Sol Halperin , Roger Heman senior and Harry M. Leonard each received an Oscar nomination for designing the special effects . The film structures were designed by Lyle R. Wheeler , executed by Maurice Ransford . Thomas Little and Walter M. Scott were responsible for the equipment. René Hubert designed the costumes. Emil Newman was the musical director.
Reviews
The lexicon of international films says: “The flashback portrait of Eddie Rickenbacker, an authentic heroic figure of the First World War. The film describes his path from the first technical experiments that led him to aviation to his achievements of fame. At the time of the premiere at the end of World War II, the film character had to act as a shining example, but instead of patriotic propaganda, the film is satisfied with the life story of a popular figure, which is solidly staged and played. "
“An experienced aviator film that does not do justice to Eddie Rickenbacker's exciting life. Not more than scheme F. "
Halliwell's Film Guide found the film to be "a shallow and surprisingly poorly crafted biography with little that gets attention."
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Daring Adventures of Captain Eddie. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed February 23, 2019 .
- ^ Leslie Halliwell : Halliwell's Film Guide, Seventh Edition, New York 1989, p. 170
Web links
- Captain Eddie on Turner Classic Movies
- Those Magnificent Adventures of Captain Eddie in the Internet Movie Database (English)