Clipped Wings (1953 film)
| Clipped Wings | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Edward Bernds |
| Produced by | Ben Schwalb |
| Written by |
Elwood Ullman Charles R. Marion |
| Starring |
Leo Gorcey Huntz Hall David Gorcey Bernard Gorcey |
| Music by | Marlin Skiles |
| Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
| Edited by | Allan K. Wood |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists |
Release dates |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Clipped Wings is a 1953 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on August 14, 1953 by Allied Artists and is the thirty-first film in the series.
Plot
The boys' friend, Dave Moreno, is being held for treason by the U.S. Air Force. Slip and Sach go to headquarters to help Dave, but mistakenly enlist. Sach is also mistakenly assigned to a WAF barracks. When the boys finally do visit Dave he tells them he does not need help, as he is secretly being used to capture enemy agents. Undeterred by Dave's words, the boys continue to investigate and Slip and Sach wind up airborne. Good luck allows them to land safely, just where the spies are hiding out. They capture the spies and Dave's true mission is revealed.
Production
The first Bowery Boys film to be released in widescreen format.[1] In a prime example of product placement the "Atomic Jet" amusement coin-operated ride form Nat Cohn's Riteway Sales that appeared in the film and advertising material was offered to be installed in every theatre that showed Clipped Wings[2][3]
Cast
The Bowery Boys
- Leo Gorcey as Terrance Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
- Huntz Hall as Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones
- David Gorcey as Chuck Anderson (Credited as David Condon)
- Bennie Bartlett as Butch Williams
Remaining cast
- Bernard Gorcey as Louie Dumbrowski
- Todd Karns as Lt. Dave Moreno
- June Vincent as Dorene Thompson
- Fay Roope as Colonel Davenport
- Philip Van Zandt as Eckler
- Lyle Talbot as Capt. Blair
- Lou Nova as an Air Policeman
- Elaine Riley as Sgt. White
- Henry Kulky as Sgt. Brosky
- Conrad Brooks as a Recruit
- Tris Coffin as an Air Show Radio Announcer
- Tommy Cook as another Recruit
Home media
Released on VHS by Warner Brothers on September 1, 1998.
Warner Archives released the film on made-to-order DVD in the United States as part of "The Bowery Boys, Volume Two" on April 9, 2013.
References
External links
| Preceded by Loose in London 1953 |
'The Bowery Boys' movies 1946-1958 |
Succeeded by Private Eyes 1953 |