Central Airport

A fairly typical Richard Barthelmess affair except we actually get to see his serious face actually break out and laugh!!! Not often that happens. Here he is a pilot and gets in a love triangle up against his brother for the heart of Sally Eilers. Director William A. Wellman gets enough entertainment out of this standard plot with a cool all-come-together-to-help-save-the-day ending.

A standard love triangle melodrama with two brothers all wrapped around flying. The title has nothing to do with the movie.

Wellman delivers another great action picture between man and plane. Great moments like the meet cutes and the film's finale really seal the deal on it. I guess it's a little cliched in spots, but Barthelmess sells it so well, and that ending is a whizpopper. Also: no friggin' clue why it's called Central Airport.