Flying Wild (1941)

A group of young men who work at an aviation factory begin to suspect that a doctor who runs an air ambulance service is secretly a spy transporting secret information from the plant to enemy agents.

Director:

William West

Writer:

Al Martin (story)

Stars:

Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan, Joan Barclay

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Leo Gorcey	...	Muggs McGinnis
Bobby Jordan	...	Danny Graham
Joan Barclay	...	Helen Munson
Dave O'Brien	...	Tom Lawson
George Pembroke	...	Dr. Richard Nagel III
Ernest Morrison	...	Scruno (as Sunshine Sammy Morrison)
David Gorcey	...	Peewee
Donald Haines	...	Skinny
Eugene Francis	...	Algernon 'Algy' Reynolds
Bobby Stone	...	Louie
Herbert Rawlinson	...	Mr. Reynolds
Dennis Moore	...	George - Pilot Henchman
Forrest Taylor	...	Mr. Forbes
Robert F. Hill	...	Mr. Woodward (as Bob Hill)

Storyline

A group of young men who work at an aviation factory begin to suspect that a doctor who runs an air ambulance service is secretly a spy transporting secret information from the plant to enemy agents.

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Plot Keywords:

doctor | spy | ambulance | operation | hospital | 

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Taglines:

Yesterday they were sassing cops...today they're Bowery birdmen...waging gang war on enemy agents...and getting twice the kick out of every punch!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 March 1941 (USA)

Also Known As:

Air Devils

Company Credits

Production Co:

Banner Productions, Monogram Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

64 min 65 min (copyright length)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At one point in the film, the gang (Bobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey, Ernest Morrison and others) are passengers in an old open phaeton (a four-door convertible) that is driving up to an airplane on the parking ramp. The driver is going a bit too fast and cuts the wheel too sharply, and the car flips over on its side. That was really an accident, not a stunt, as the scene is shot in one continuous take, and you can clearly see Gorcey's, Morrison's and Jordan's eyes widen and a terrified look on their faces as the car begins to tip over.

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Connections

Follows Pride of the Bowery (1940)

User Reviews

Bowery Black Eyes

Loafing leader Leo Gorcey (as Muggs McGuiness) is unemployed, but Bobby Jordan (as Danny Graham), Donald Haines (as Skinny), David Gorcey (as Peewee), Bobby Stone (as Louie), and Ernest "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison (as Scruno) are figuratively "Flying Wild" with jobs at an aviation company. While at work, Mr. Jordan is recruited as a spy. Then, "The East Side Kids" get tangled up in a dangerous sabotage scheme. Soon, it will threaten to claim the life of an East Side Kid! - Don't miss the opening "car ride" to work; the car unexpectedly tips over on its side, after a sharp turn, and threatens to take the "real life" of several "East Side Kids". You may (not) want to hang in for the end "joke" (to see how a "black eye" might show up on Mr. Morrison's face).

** Flying Wild (3/10/41) William West ~ Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan, Eugene Francis, David Gorcey