Test Pilot was a 1938 film based on an original story by former naval aviator Frank Wead (who also starred in the film) and screenwriter Howard Hawks.
It was directed by Victor Fleming and starring Clark Gable, Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy, and featuring Lionel Barrymore.
The Oscar-nominated film tells the story of a daredevil test pilot, his wife, and his best friend .