Air Devils (1938)

A rather formulaic but decent action comedy. Two airmen (with nicknames natch) are in the employ of a South Seas territory constabulary, dropping bombs on restless natives and the like. Of course Horseshoe (Larry Blake) and Slats (Dick Purcell) are ex-marines buddies and now in an endless rivalry about pretty much everything... especially pretty girls like Marcia (Beryl Wallace).

While the authorities are trying to build an airbase the cafe owner Mordant (Charles Brokaw) is secretly planning a civil uprising, though for reasons of cash rather than anything noble. During the uprising Marcia is trapped and our two heroes manage to bumble their way into the fight...

So a plot not unlike a number of other films in the 1930s. The film is a bit of a meander at times, the comedy a bit overblown though the action scenes are reasonable, especially in the air. Politically, of course, it is of it's time.