Got up late. Had a huge dinner this noon. Wrote many letters
in the afternoon. Mrs. Williams had guests. In the evening we saw “Hell Divers”
at Chinese in Hollywood. A most marvelous show.
Jane’s Notes: Wikipedia says “Hell Divers” is a 1932 film starring Wallace Beery and Clark Gable as a pair of competing
chief petty officers in early naval aviation. However,
Ann saw the film in December of 1931 so it must have been released for the
holiday season. The film, made with the cooperation of the United States Navy,
features considerable footage of flight operations on board the Navy's second aircraft carrier, the USS Saratoga, including
dramatic shots of takeoffs and landings filmed from the Curtiss F8C-4 Helldiver dive bombers after which
the movie was named. “Hell Divers”
was officially Gable's first "starring" role and filmed before he
grew his trademark mustache.
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