There's been no one in history like Howard Hughes (1905 - 1976). If you enjoy reading, your mind will be blown by his story. You can certainly watch a movie about him but it won't come close to telling all the crazy things that went on in his life. He was so brilliant, but he was also mentally ill, which became his downfall later in life. People didn't know how to take him. There was no "let's try," something dangerous that has never been done before, it was always: "Let's make it happen - like now!" He was addicted to the thrill of danger and had an immense passion for aeronautics and mechanical engineering
One of the cool stories about Hughes, is that in the late 1920's he decided he'd produce a movie and show Hollywood how it's done. The movie was called: "Hell's Angels," and although he liked the finished product, he heard that some movies were going to come out with sound. The first movie with sound, was launched by Warner Brothers in 1927 and was called: "The Jazz Singer." He loved it, then when he watched his film again (without sound), he found it to be too boring. So what does Hughes do? He couldn't stand not being the best. So he reshoots the entire movie and adds sound. The end result? He did it. It became the highest grossing movie of his time! It didn't hurt that he had Jean Harlow anchoring the film.
By the way, he manufactured so many planes for his movie and just general interests in flying, that by the time he finished, he had the third largest fleet of aircraft in the world and this includes various militaries around the world. Lastly, for your trivia pleasure, he worked for American Airlines incognito in 1932, as a baggage handler (he went by the name Charles Howard), so he could take their pilot training program. Once again, there's been no one like Howard.
One of the cool stories about Hughes, is that in the late 1920's he decided he'd produce a movie and show Hollywood how it's done. The movie was called: "Hell's Angels," and although he liked the finished product, he heard that some movies were going to come out with sound. The first movie with sound, was launched by Warner Brothers in 1927 and was called: "The Jazz Singer." He loved it, then when he watched his film again (without sound), he found it to be too boring. So what does Hughes do? He couldn't stand not being the best. So he reshoots the entire movie and adds sound. The end result? He did it. It became the highest grossing movie of his time! It didn't hurt that he had Jean Harlow anchoring the film.
By the way, he manufactured so many planes for his movie and just general interests in flying, that by the time he finished, he had the third largest fleet of aircraft in the world and this includes various militaries around the world. Lastly, for your trivia pleasure, he worked for American Airlines incognito in 1932, as a baggage handler (he went by the name Charles Howard), so he could take their pilot training program. Once again, there's been no one like Howard.
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