'landing' feats", while dismissing the plot as "inconsequential". Much later reviews note the "boisterous" interplay between notorious scene-stealer Beery and Gable; while, for aircraft enthusiasts, the film is considered an aviation classic. Box-office According to MGM records, Hell Divers earned $1,244,000 in the U.S. and Canada and $917,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $458,000. References Notes Citations Bibliography Dolan, Edward F. Jr. Hollywood Goes to War. London: Bison Books, 1985. . Donald, David, ed. Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Etobicoke, Ontario: Prospero Books, 1997. . Farmer, Jim. "Hollywood goes to North Island NAS." The Making of the Great Aviation Films, General Aviation Series, Volume 2, 1989. Hardwick, Jack and Ed Schnepf. "A Viewer's Guide to Aviation Movies". The Making of the Great Aviation Films, General Aviation Series, Volume 2, 1989. Maltin, Leonard. Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide 2009. New York: New American Library, 2009 (originally published as TV Movies, then Leonard Maltin’s Movie & Video Guide), First edition 1969, published annually since 1988. . Orriss, Bruce. When Hollywood Ruled the Skies: The Aviation Film Classics of World War II. Hawthorne, California: Aero Associates Inc., 1984. . External links 1932 films 1930s adventure drama films 1932 drama films American aviation films American black-and-white films American adventure drama films Films directed by George Hill Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films about the United States Navy 1930s English-language films 1930s American films Films shot in San Diego