The Flying Fool

The Flying Fool (1931)

Vincent Floyd, a seeming lazy figure lounging around London Gentleman's Clubs is in fact a secret agent hot on the trail of Michael Marlowe whom he suspects of smuggling drugs into Britain from France on a regular basis. Floyd has so far struggled to gain evidence on Marlowe, but through a series of incidents finds himself bound for Paris on the same plane as Marlowe.....

Date of release
1931-08-01
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 5m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Walter Summers

Casting

Interesting facts

The Flying Fool is a 1931 British comedy thriller film directed by Walter Summers and starring Henry Kendall, Benita Hume and Wallace Geoffrey. It was written by Summers, Arnold Ridley and Bernard Merrivale, based on Ridley and Merrivale's successful 1929 West End play of the same title.

Production

It was made by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios with sets designed by art directors Clarence Elder and John Mead. Originally Leslie Howard had been intended to star, but instead the role was given to the lead in the play, Henry Kendall. Filming began in December 1930,and included large amounts of location shooting. Both the director and Kendall, were able to fly during filming scenes.

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