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This poster is for the 1941 war film International Squadron released by Warner Bros. This film stars Ronald Reagan, Olympe Bradna, William Lundigan, Joan Perry, and Reginald Denny and was directed by Lewis Seller. International Squadron is based on the Eagle Squadron a group of American piolets that volunteered with the Royal Air Force during World War II.  The poster is in a combination of full-color and black-and-white images. In the center of the poster is an image of Ronald Reagan pointing to the sky in a piolet uniform with a smile on his face. Above Reagan in the title of the film International Squadron in black ink apart from the of the "O" in squadron which is a yellow, blue, white, and red target. Around Reagan and the title are bomber planes with the same target as the "O" in Squadron. There are also black and white images of Reagan and Olympe Bradna and a group of pilots standing in fog near one of the bomber planes. The poster fully reads: "International Squadron (in black with a yellow, blue, white, and red target in the "O" of squadron.), They'll Climb to any 'Ceiling' in a Flight! They'll reach for any danger in a fight!! (In faded red), Ronald Reagan, Olympe Bradna, William Lundigan, Joan Perry, Reginald Denny, directed by Lewis Seller, screen play by Barry Trivers & Kenneth Gamet, suggested by a play by Frank Wead A Warner Bros. First National Picture (In blue), Presented by Warner Bros. (In red) The Foreign Legion of the R.A.F (in blue.)