Thinking the duo are police officers, the dealer offers his home for their convalescence from the accident. High flyers 1937 two men running a carnival airplane ride are hired to fly to retrieve what they think are photos for a reporter. There is also the fact that their films were uneven, with some of the later titles, like mummys boys 1936 and high flyers 1937, hampered by low budgets, thin material and. Youth on parole filme 1937, high flyers filme 1937, pagina 7. Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment share. Bert wheeler and robert woolseys final film is far from their best, but at least it never plunges to the depths reached by their earlier silly billies and mummys. He would later claim that his fall from grace was due to his bad temper and. The hi flyers were the seminal forerunner of western swing with superb instrumentalists darrell kirkpatrick, billy briggs, sheldon bennett, buster ferguson, andy schroder and others. See more ideas about margaret dumont, marx brothers, groucho.
High flyers 1937 bert wheeler robert woolsey lupe velez rko laserdisc. She moved to universal pictures in the 1940s, where she was. High flyers 1937 approved 1h 10min comedy, musical 26 november 1937 usa two men running a carnival airplane ride are hired to fly to retrieve what they think are photos for a reporter. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1926 and 1953. While still of high school age, marjorie lord was a contract ingenue at rko, playing the deadpan leading lady in two wheeler and woolsey comedies. Includes 10 previously unissued or alternative takes of some of the hottest titles out of 28. Benny rubin biography, movie highlights and photos. First brought together by flo ziegfeld for broadways rio rita, the boys had starred in 22 features from 1929 until 1937, carving out a unique niche in the history of movie comedy. The film would be the last film the duo made, as robert woolsey died a year later. Whether or not wheeler and woolsey would have been retained by rko after the lukewarm boxoffice reception to this film is a moot point.
Actually, they are retrieving diamonds stolen from a. Bert does a homage to charlie chaplin with marjorie lord with a little tramp routine. Underwater 2020 it 2017 the irishman 2019 doctor sleep. Bert wheeler and robert woolseys final film is far from their best, but at least it never plunges to the depths reached by their earlier silly billies and mummys boys. He was already terminally ill when shooting this movie and would diethe following year. She is best remembered as the comic foil to the marx brothers in seven of their films. This high society caper about planes and jewel smuggling is at least brightened by some delightful musical comedy moments berts impression of charlie chaplin is a real showstopper which are more like. Rko comedy classics collection dvd talk dvd movie news. Their last film together, high flyers 1937, is at least slightly better, especially compared to the disappointing on again off again. Although woolsey was unable to complete the production schedule, the studio had enough material to finish the film, which was released in november 1937. Lucien prival july 14, 1901 june 3, 1994 was an american film actor.
A day at the races laserdisc ld 1937 marx bros groucho chico harpo shrinkwrap. He was already terminally ill when shooting this movie and would diethe. Margaret dumont october 20, 1882 march 6, 1965 was an american stage and film actress. High flyers juanita the maid 1937 gypsy melody mila 1936 the morals of marcus carlotta 1935. The film would be the last film the duo made, as robert woolsey died a year later plot. Hips, hips, hooray bert wheeler robert woolsey rko 1937. Actually, they are retrieving diamonds stolen from a noted gem dealer.
Read info about the screenplay for high flyers, 1937, directed by edward cline, with bert wheeler, robert woolsey, lupe velez. Though he was topbilled in a handful of tworeelers and was given prominent screen credit as one the scenarists for the wheeler and woolsey films off again on again 1937 and high flyers. Wheeler and woolsey filmography show list info this is a list of all of the movies starring bert wheeler and robert woolsey, who were a vaudeville team that made movies together from 1930 to 1937. As it turns out, their plane crashes on the very estate of the dealer. Adapted from an unproduced stage play called the kangaroos, high flyers casts bert and bob as jerry lane and pierre potkins, operators of an amusement park. Groucho marx called her practically the fifth marx brother. Volume 1, dvd, full frame, manufactured on demand, mono sound, comedyclassic, 883316645635.
The second film that jack carson did with the wheeler and woolsey team, gives him a. High flyers 1937 full movie download full hd youtube. Though he was topbilled in a handful of tworeelers and was given prominent screen credit as one the scenarists for the wheeler and woolsey films off again on again 1937 and high flyers 1937, rubin had to settle for bits and minor roles as a feature film actor. Tcmdb archive materials view all archives 0 full synopsis. Jeremiah jerry lane bert wheeler and pierre potkin robert woolsey are a couple of midway pilots on a carnival ride who have never actually been. Rko is an acronym for radiokeithorpheum, created when rca orchestrated a merge between film booking offices of america and keithalbeeorpheum, and was officially announced on october 23, 1928. One film, dixiana 1930 is in the public domain and available from several retailers. Of their starring features as a team, that leaves only the cuckoos 1930, so this is africa a columbia release, 1933, cockeyed cavaliers, and silly billies 1936 yet to be released. Doing impersonations of dolores del rio, simone simon, marlene dietrich and shirley temple. When the gang of thieves take to the air, they are dim. And their last output together is of course funny, but very average for them considering how loony they could be. High flyers 1937 two carnival con men posing as pilots.
The production of the teams final film high flyers 1937, with lupe velez was delayed due to woolseys illness. It was this last iteration from the zeppelin production line, the socalled high flyers picture 2 which became of particular interest to the united states navy usn. Lupe velez doing impersonations in the movie high flyers 1937. Cline, bert wheeler, robert woolsey, lupe velez, comedy april 8, 2017 two men running a carnival airplane ride are hired to fly to retrieve what they think are photos for a reporter. If anyone has high flyers i would love to see that film. Robert woolsey and lupe velez im a gaucho 1937 youtube. The usn had received its first balloon in 1915 and accepted dn1 dirigible, navy on april 20, 1917, two weeks after it entered wwi. Gravely ill with kidney disease, robert woolsey was confined to his bed after the film wrapped, where he remained until his death 14 months later.
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