<p class="MsoNormal">Somewhere on the coast of South America there’s a
ramshackle, fog-bound port and a landing strip from where mail pilots risk
their lives over mountain passes to win a lucrative delivery contract. Into the
life of an ace pilot and despatcher arrive two women: one a sassy nightclub
pianist, the other his ex-lover.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is one of Hawks’s most enjoyable explorations of his
favourite themes: the connections between strong-willed women and stoical men,
and the love and loyalty between men. Jean Arthur is obliged, like later Hawks
heroines, to declare ‘I’m hard to get – all you have to do is ask me’, while
Rita Hayworth, in an early role, is devastatingly lovely as the wife of a
disgraced pilot seeking redemption.<o:p></o:p></p>RomancePT2H1MU2026-11-23USen