- Joe Novak is a test pilot for military-aircraft designer Sam Bentley, who thinks of Joe as a son. A competing plane company is seeking the same Army contract as Bentley, and offers a $500 bonus to their publicity woman Marge Stevens if she can entice Joe into quitting Bentley to join their company. When Joe takes repea…
- At almost an hour, this engrossing three-part documentary features interviews with key members of the cast and crew, and gives Mann further opportunities to discuss the people, criminals, and policework that inspired his film. It's a fascinating, extensive, utterly entrancing glimpse into the production, from its earli…