Clipped Wings (1953 film)

Clipped Wings

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
  • August 14, 1953 (1953-08-14) (U.S.)
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

Remaining cast

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

  1. pp. 117-118 Erickson, Hal Military Comedy Films: A Critical Survey and Filmography of Hollywood Releases Since 1918 McFarland, 7 Aug 2012
  2. p. 85 Motion Picture Atomic Jet Promotion to Get Underway Billboard 20 Jun 1953

External links

Preceded by
Loose in London
1953
'The Bowery Boys' movies
1946-1958
Succeeded by
Private Eyes
1953


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