Hell's Angels
β 6.6 Β· 1930 Β· 131m Β· Drama Β· War Β· Action
As the Great War breaks out in Europe, Oxford brothers Roy and Monte enlist in the RFC to fight for queen and country, while their college friend Karl is drafted in Germany. A love triangle involving Monte, Roy, and Roy's girlfriend, Helen, the brothers' disparate personalities, and Monte's cowardice in the face of war soon threaten to compromise a top-secret bombing mission over German territory.
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