Abbott & Costello: Keep Em Flying

Buy This Item Abbott & Costello: Keep Em Flying by Universal Studios  Available from Amazon  $14.98  on 11-17-2008     When a barnstorming stunt pilot decides to join the Air Corps, his two goofball assistants decide to go with him. Since the two are Abbott & Costello, the Air Corps doesn't know what it's in for. <br /> <br /> Director: <br /> Arthur Lubin <br /> <br /> Producer: <br /> Glenn Tyron <br /> <br /> Writing Credits: <br /> True Boardman <br /> John Grant <br /> Edmund L. Hartmann <br /> Nat Perrin <br /> <br /> Cast: <br /> Bud Abbott - Blackie Benson <br /> Lou Costello - Heathcliffe <br /> Martha Raye - Gloria & Barbara Phelps <br /> Carol Bruce - Linda Joyce <br /> William Gargan - Craig Morrision <br /> Dick Foran - Jinx Roberts <br /> Truman Bradley - Butch <br /> William B. Davidson - McGonigle <br /> Charles Lang - Jimmy Joyce <br /> Frank Penny - Spealer <br /> Loring Smith - Major Barstow <br /> Charles King - Cadet <br /> James Horne, Jr. - Cadet <br /> Reg Parton - Cadet <br /> Scott Groves - Cadet <br /> Dorthory Darrell - USO Girl <br /> Elaine Morey - USO Girl <br /> Marcia Ralston - USO Girl <br /> Doris Lloyd - Lady with lipstick <br /> Richard Crane - Cadet Stevens <br /> Virginia Engels - Hat Check Girl <br /> Phil Warren - Pilot <br /> Paul Scott - Doctor <br /> Carleton Young - Orchestra leader <br /> Harold Daniels - Announcer <br /> Mickey Simpson - Deputy <br /> Gene O'Donnell - Radio Control Operator <br /> James Seay - Lieutenant <br /> Earle Hodgins - Attendant <br /> Williams Forrest - Captain <br /> Samuel S. Hinds - <br /> Dorothy L. Jones - Brunette <br /> Princess Luana - Herself <br /> Stanley Smith - Cadet <br /> Harry Strang - Truck Driver <br /> Emil Van Horn - Man in Gorilla Costume <br /> <br /> Music by: <br /> Frank Skinner <br /> <br /> Cinematography by: <br /> Elmer Dyer <br /> Joseph A. Valentine <br /> <br /> Film Editing by: <br /> Philip Cahn <br /> Arthur Hilton <br /> <br /> Art Direction: <br /> Jack Otterson <br /> <br /> Assistant Director: <br /> Gil Valle <br /> <br /> Sound Department: <br /> Bernard B. Brown <br /> Hal Bumbaugh <br /> <br /> Stunts: <br /> Pat Costello <br /> Paul Mantz <br /> <br /> Other Crew: <br /> <br /> <br /> Routines & Hilarious Moments: <br /> <br /> Sandwich and Cup of Coffee <br /> <br /> adjacent phone booth routine <br /> <br /> Torpedo chase <br /> <br /> lost in the funhouse <br /> <br /> <br /> Trivia (from imdb.com): (1)This was originally planned for production after "RIDE 'EM COWBOY" (1942). The huge success of Abbott & Costello's previous service comedies, "BUCK PRIVATES" (1941), and "IN THE NAVY" (1941), caused Universal to produce this first. The War Department also announced a recruitment campaign called "Keep 'Em Flying Week" which Universal could use as a patriotic tie-in. (2)For the torpedo chase, Lou Costello did his shots in front of a rear projection screen. For the long shots it's Pat Costello, Lou's brother, doubling for him. Reader Reviews This picture is dedicated to the US Army Air Corps officers, enlisted men, and ground crews. Blackie and Heathcliff are working at a carnival. There is an old attraction that uses physical comedy. The owner fires the boys, they dine out to celebrate. The boys will join an air academy for training. There are more comic skits at the lunch counter. The boys get in without a pass, but there is a price. More comic skits follow, then a song and dance. There is a comic skit on the telephone. Mr. Roberts knows his technical details. An accident makes Heathcliff tired. Later we see a carnival that provided entertainment in those days. Heathcliff enters a haunted house. The confusion over the twin sisters ends. Jinx Roberts figures out how to make Jim Morrison fly solo! Jim walks away from his landing. Blackie and Heathcliff get into a trainer and provide the comic flight that is the highlight of this film. The ending shows single wing trainers that replaced the wood and canvas biplanes. Both radial engined. There is trouble at the end when a parachute gets caught by the tail of a DC-3. Jinx rescues the man in a daring rescue, and redeems himself. Blackie and Heathcliff have a comic ending. All's well that ends well. [This film was intended to be a recruitment aid.]

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