Pete Sandidge (Spencer Tracy) is an aggressive bomber pilot who takes big risks to get the job done. He falls for WASP pilot Dorinda Durston (Irene Dunne). He agrees to go back to the States with her but he is killed on his last mission. In heaven, he is assigned to be a guardian angel to watch over hesitant student pilot Ted Randall where he finds Dorinda once again. Only, Ted and Dorinda starts developing a relationship.
This was remade by Steven Spielberg into Always. This has a war epic element which is missing in the remake. Also Spencer Tracy is Spencer Tracy. It doesn't get more A-list than him. The remake probably confused the audience since romance is so outside of Spielberg's comfort zone at the time. This does not have any of that baggage. It could have been better with a better Ted. He's a bit empty when compared to Spencer Tracy. One would hope for better charisma since the comparison would always suffer without it. It's an interesting case of comparing; movie to movie, and character to character.
This was remade by Steven Spielberg into Always. This has a war epic element which is missing in the remake. Also Spencer Tracy is Spencer Tracy. It doesn't get more A-list than him. The remake probably confused the audience since romance is so outside of Spielberg's comfort zone at the time. This does not have any of that baggage. It could have been better with a better Ted. He's a bit empty when compared to Spencer Tracy. One would hope for better charisma since the comparison would always suffer without it. It's an interesting case of comparing; movie to movie, and character to character.