▁on ▁Cooper ▁as ▁her ▁co - star . ▁Cooper ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁slight ▁decl ine ▁with ▁two ▁other ▁" medi oc re " ▁films ▁in ▁release , ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Haw ks ▁came , ▁it ▁also ▁aligned ▁him ▁with ▁the ▁mer cur ial ▁C raw ford , ▁al beit ▁in ▁what ▁he ▁later ▁would ▁regard ▁as ▁a ▁" mis gu ided ▁project ". ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁re writ es ▁with ▁both ▁Fa ulk ner ▁and ▁other ▁screen writ ers ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁cutting ▁of ▁key ▁opening ▁scenes ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁confusing ▁j umble ▁of ▁versions , ▁as ▁the ▁original ▁screen ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 3 5 ▁minutes ▁of ▁a ▁preview ▁print ▁indicates . ▁ ▁After ▁obtain ing ▁General ▁Douglas ▁Mac Ar thur ' s ▁help ▁in ▁res erving ▁March ▁Field ▁in ▁California , ▁individual ▁aer ial ▁sequences ▁were ▁shot ▁although ▁foot age ▁from ▁Howard ▁Hugh es ' ▁Hell ' s ▁Ang els ▁( 1 9 3 0 ) ▁including ▁the ▁bom ber ▁mission , ▁the ▁" dog f ight " ▁sequence ▁complete ▁with ▁the ▁head - on ▁collision ▁of ▁two ▁aircraft , ▁was ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁final ▁production ▁print . ▁Princi pal ▁phot ography ▁in ▁both ▁C ul ver ▁City ▁studio ▁and ▁location ▁sites ▁began ▁in ▁mid - Dec ember ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁and ▁wrapped ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁After ▁looking ▁at ▁r ush es ▁of ▁the ▁young ▁actors ▁that ▁were ▁integral ▁to ▁the ▁background ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁it ▁was ▁evident ▁that