Flying Wild

Flying Wild (1941)

FLYING FIFTH COLUMNISTS MAKE A FORCED LANDING!

A group of young men who work at an aviation factory begin to suspect that a doctor who runs an air ambulance service is secretly a spy transporting secret information from the plant to enemy agents.

Date of release
1941-03-10
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (10)
Runtime
1h 4m
Genres
Thriller, Action, Comedy, Drama
Director
William West
Collection
East Side Kids Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

Flying Wild is a 1941 American comedy thriller film directed by the former Chaplin impersonator Billy West, under the pseudonym "William West". It was the fifth of 22 features in the East Side Kids series. The film is the team's first one in the spy film genre. The supporting cast includes Joan Barclay, Dave O'Brien and Herbert Rawlinson. It was distributed by Monogram Pictures.

Production

Robert F. Hill who plays the role of Woodward, was director of the first East Side Kids film. The working title of the film was Air Devils. Production was slated from mid-January to February, 1941.

A hair-raising stunt not scripted: Leo Gorcey was driving an open car into a scene, with the other kids piled behind him. Gorcey made the turn too fast and the moving car tipped over on its side. The terrified expressions on the gang's faces were one hundred percent real.

Flying Wild was last East Side Kids film for Eugene Francis. He was drafted for World War II service shortly after completing this film.

Principal photography took place at the Alhambra, California airport. Aircraft in Flying Wild prominently featured a Ford 4-AT-35 Trimotoras a "Flying Ambulance". Other aircraft that are used included a Lockheed Vega 5C, Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior Bellanca Cruisair, Travel Air 6000 and Harlow PJC-4 (in background).

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