A Guy Named Joe

★★★★★

Turkish title: Kahraman gölge

“A guy—a gal—a pal—it’s swell!”

1943 · 2 h

Directed by Victor Fleming

DramaFantasyRomance

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Cast

Spencer Tracy

Credits

Written by: Dalton Trumbo

Plot

A dead pilot guides a young one.

Sinekatalog’s take

Victor Fleming's wartime fantasy has a dead pilot returning to guide a young flyer, and his own love. Spencer Tracy anchors a sentimental, entertaining morale-booster that Spielberg later remade as Always.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (3,311 votes)
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