She was brought in to star in the film when first-choice actress Carole Lombard opted to makeMy Man Godfrey (1936)instead." Armed troops ordered them to surrender, but they and their weapons were completely useless.The commentator noted: "I haven't seen the likes of this since Superman." Even the US President was alerted and felt powerless: "These people have such powers, nothing can stop them.[Barthelmess also appeared in the lead role in Hawks' first successful flying movie and first talkie,The Dawn Patrol (1930).Some also criticized the film's mid-stream and trite, long romantic-musical interlude montage (to the une of the hit song "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" sung by Roberta Flack), reflecting Eastwood's early lack of experience in film-making.