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The plot of the 1930 film Hell's Angels is set in motion by two key actions that establish the central conflict and place the main characters into the World War I setting:
The initial conflict is established before the war, focusing on the personalities of the two British brothers, Roy and Monte Rutledge, who are students at Oxford University.
This early action establishes the contrast between the brothers and sets the stage for the moral conflicts they will face later in the war.
The war then provides the backdrop and primary plot device for the rest of the film.
These combined actions—Monte's affair leading to a proxy duel and the ensuing enlistment of both brothers in the RFC at the start of World War I—move the plot from a university setting to the aerial combat of the Western Front.
The summary omits the specific detail that Monte is enlisted because he steps forward to get a kiss from a girl selling them to recruits. This is a famous and specific plot point.
The summary incorrectly suggests the girl might be a former girlfriend. She is simply a 'Girl Selling Kisses' (played by Marian Marsh).
The plot of Hell's Angels (1930) is set in motion by two primary events: a duel in Munich and the outbreak of World War I. First, the womanizing Monte Rutledge is caught with the wife of a German officer, Baron von Kranz. Monte flees the resulting duel challenge, leaving his honorable brother Roy to take his place (often cited as mistaken identity); Roy is shot in the arm. Second, when WWI breaks out, their German friend Karl returns to Germany. Roy enlists in the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) out of duty. Monte, however, is reluctant and is only enlisted when he steps forward to receive a kiss from a girl (Marian Marsh) at a recruiting station, who also taunts him for his cowardice.