Mickey Lofton, a young man with a fear of thunderstorms, fails to join the Canadian Air Corps after a childhood incident. His half-brother, Jerry, a Captain in the US Department of Justice, is tasked with capturing border oil smugglers. Jerry befriends Raoul McGuire, a suspect, and joins the gang. Mickey falls in love with Raoul's sister, Molly.
Clipped Wings
Mickey's dreams of soaring the skies are brutally dashed when he's unceremoniously kicked out of flight school, a crushing setback that dashes his hopes of emulating his illustrious brother Jerry, a renowned World War I aviator.