Flying Wild
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Flying Wild is a 1941 film and the fifth installment of the East Side Kids
series.
Additional Cast:
, there have been several releases from a variety of companies over the years.
East Side Kids
The East Side Kids were characters in a series of films released by Monogram Pictures from 1940 through 1945. Many of them were originally part of The Dead End Kids and The Little Tough Guys, and several of them later became members of The Bowery Boys....
series.
Plot
The gang, except for Muggs, works at an aviation factory where spys are present. However, Muggs hangs out there all day long and begins to suspect the doctor of the 'Flying Ambulance' to be the one stealing blueprints and smuggling them to secret agents.Cast and characters
The East Side Kids:- Muggs McGinnis- Leo GorceyLeo GorceyLeo Bernard Gorcey was an American stage and movie actor who became famous for portraying on film the leader of the group of young hooligans known variously as the Dead End Kids, The East Side Kids and The Bowery Boys. Always the most pugnacious member of the gangs he participated in, young Leo...
- Danny Graham- Bobby JordanBobby JordanRobert "Bobby" Jordan was an American actor, born in Harrison, New York, most notable for being a member of the Dead End Kids, the East Side Kids and the Bowery Boys.-Early life and career:...
- Scruno- Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison
- Peewee- David GorceyDavid GorceyDavid Gorcey was an American actor and comedian best known as being a member of the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. He was the younger brother of Dead End Kids member Leo Gorcey.-Career:...
- Skinny- Donald HainesDonald HainesDonald Haines was an American child actor who had recurring appearances in the Our Gang short subjects series from 1929 to 1933.-Our Gang:...
- Algy Reynolds- Eugene Francis
- Louie- Bobby Stone
Additional Cast:
- Helen Munson- Joan BarclayJoan BarclayJoan Barclay was an American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s, starring mostly in B-movies and cliffhangers, with her career starting during the silent film era.-Early life and career:...
- Tom Lawson- Dave O' Brien
- Dr. Richard Nagel III- George Pembroke
- Mr. Reynolds- Herbert RawlinsonHerbert RawlinsonHerbert Rawlinson was an English stage, film, radio, and television actor. A leading man during Hollywood's silent film era, Rawlinson transitioned to character roles after the advent of sound films. Rawlinson died of lung cancer in 1953...
- George- Dennis MooreDennis Moore (actor)Dennis Moore was an actor who specialized in western films and film serials....
- Forbes- Forrest Taylor
- Woodward- Robert F. HillRobert F. HillRobert F. Hill was a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor during the silent film era.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
Production
- Robert F. Hill who plays the role of Woodward, was director of the first East Side KidsEast Side KidsThe East Side Kids were characters in a series of films released by Monogram Pictures from 1940 through 1945. Many of them were originally part of The Dead End Kids and The Little Tough Guys, and several of them later became members of The Bowery Boys....
film. - The scene in which the car flips onto its side was not scripted; Leo GorceyLeo GorceyLeo Bernard Gorcey was an American stage and movie actor who became famous for portraying on film the leader of the group of young hooligans known variously as the Dead End Kids, The East Side Kids and The Bowery Boys. Always the most pugnacious member of the gangs he participated in, young Leo...
was driving the car, and had made the turn too fast. The expressions on the gang's faces were one hundred percent real. - The 'working title' of the film was "Air Devils"
DVD release date
As this film is in the public domainPublic domain
Works are in the public domain if the intellectual property rights have expired, if the intellectual property rights are forfeited, or if they are not covered by intellectual property rights at all...
, there have been several releases from a variety of companies over the years.