In the movie "The Great Waldo Pepper," who was the real life inspirati!
Question: In the movie "The Great Waldo Pepper," who was the real life inspiration for Ernst Kessler!?
Answers:
The character of "Ernst Kessler" was loosely based on the German ace Ernst Udet!. Udet was the second-highest scoring German flying ace of World War I!. He was one of the youngest aces and was the highest scoring German ace to survive the war (at the age of 22)!. His 62 victories were second only to Manfred von Richthofen, his commander in the Flying Circus!. After the war, Udet flew for various films in Germany, and came to the US in the early 30's to perform air stunts and motion picture flying!.
Here is a quote from IMDB (Internet Movie Data Base):
"Under an alias, Waldo gets a job as a stunt pilot in a Hollywood film depicting the air battles of the Great War!. Famous German air ace Ernst Kessler (Bo Brundin) has also been hired by the producers, as a consultant and to fly a Fokker Dr!. I replica!. The disillusioned, bitter and heavy drinking depiction of Kessler is based on the real German ace and stunt flier Ernst Udet!."Www@Enter-QA@Com
Here is a quote from IMDB (Internet Movie Data Base):
"Under an alias, Waldo gets a job as a stunt pilot in a Hollywood film depicting the air battles of the Great War!. Famous German air ace Ernst Kessler (Bo Brundin) has also been hired by the producers, as a consultant and to fly a Fokker Dr!. I replica!. The disillusioned, bitter and heavy drinking depiction of Kessler is based on the real German ace and stunt flier Ernst Udet!."Www@Enter-QA@Com