《Death in the Air (1936)》Storyline
The film""s poster of Brando leaning on his motorcycle (see below) remains a best-seller.Plot SynopsisThe slightly-dated, tame and quaint film begins with an opening title sequence, shown over a long, ground-level shot of an empty, open country road and its white median strip in a memorable, cinematographic moment.He is there to conduct the investigation of the car bombing in his jurisdiction.Appearing with a vast paunch and slovenly dressed in a massive gray raincoat and wide-brimmed hat, he is chomping on a cigar as he speaks.Romeo, doff thy name and for thy name which is no part of thee, take all myself.There was subdued applause when she finished.Hedges complimented her: "Stylishly beautiful! Impossibly beautiful!" Even Easton added: "Really charming!" She soon became involved in a love triangle between her Broadway manager Louis Easton and playwright Joseph Sheridan." A screaming shell bursts closeby as they all duck for cover.One of the recruits soils his pants and Katczinsky is reassuring, as the camera trucks along in front of the soldiers:Never mind.This quintessential, pre-Army film was filled with Presley classics, especially the wonderfully-choreographed set piece for ""Jailhouse Rock,"" as well as other memorable hit-song numbers (and two tender ballads), including:Young and Beautiful(sung 3 times)I Want to Be FreeDon""t Leave Me NowTreat Me NiceYou""re So Square (Baby,I Don""t Care)Jailhouse RockEach of the songs in the film represented a narrative milestone - a higher achievement or acquisition of a stepping-stone goal.