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High Flyers (aka The Kangaroos) is a 1937 American musical comedy film directed by Edward Cline and starring the comedy team of Wheeler & Woolsey in their final film together. Robert Woolsey died less than a year after the film was released. The supporting cast includes Lupe Vélez, Margaret Dumont, Marjorie Lord, Paul Harvey and Jack Carson.
High Flyers: Directed by Edward F. Cline. With Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Lupe Velez, Marjorie Lord. Two men running a carnival airplane ride are hired to fly to retrieve what they think are photos for a reporter.
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- Comedy, Crime, Musical
- Edward F. Cline
- 1937-11-26
High Flyers: With Josha Stradowski, Soy Kroon, Sinem Kavus, Gijs Scholten van Aschat. Three twenty-somethings enlist in the Royal Netherlands Air Force to become fighter pilots.
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- 2020-01-11
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High Flyers is a 1937 American musical comedy film directed by Edward Cline and starring the comedy team of Wheeler & Woolsey in their final film together. Robert Woolsey died less than a year after the film was released. The supporting cast includes Lupe Vélez, Margaret Dumont, Marjorie Lord, Paul Harvey and Jack Carson. The film was produced and distributed by RKO Pictures.
As it turns out, their plane crashes on the very estate of the dealer. Thinking the duo are police officers, the dealer offers his home for their convalescence from the accident. Meanwhile, the diamonds have been snatched by a kleptomaniac dog and buried on the estate. When the smugglers track down the pair, they try to convince the dealer that ...
Review by sakana1 ★★½ 9. Though they were wildly popular in the 1930s, to (my) modern eyes, the comedy team of Wheeler & Woolsey really isn't funny at all. The good news is that High Flyers, their final film together, also features Lupe Vélez, who is magnificent, and Jack Carson, who is 27 and, well, you know the drill: perfect, beautiful ...
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High Flyers is a film directed by Edward F. Cline with Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Lupe Velez, Marjorie Lord .... Year: 1937. Original title: High Flyers. Synopsis: Two men running a carnival airplane ride are hired to fly to retrieve what they think are photos for a reporter. Actually, they are retrieving diamonds stolen from a noted gem dealer.
