High Flyers

1937
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1h 10m

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Lupe Velez, Bert Wheeler, and Robert Woolsey in High Flyers (1937)

Two men running a carnival airplane ride are hired to fly to retrieve what they think are photos for a reporter. Actually, they are retrieving diamonds stolen from a noted gem dealer.Two men running a carnival airplane ride are hired to fly to retrieve what they think are photos for a reporter. Actually, they are retrieving diamonds stolen from a noted gem dealer.Two men running a carnival airplane ride are hired to fly to retrieve what they think are photos for a reporter. Actually, they are retrieving diamonds stolen from a noted gem dealer.

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5.7/10

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Trivia
Robert Woolsey was terminally ill and suffering from kidney disease during filming, as he had during the previous film, "On Again-Off Again (1937)." He struggled to complete "High Flyers" and died less than a year after its release.

Quotes
Martha Arlington: What you need is a referee. "Tell her this" and "Tell her that." You ought to be ashamed of yourselves. Now, act like a lady. And you, young man, act likewise. I mean, like a gentleman.

Soundtracks
Keep Your Head Above Water
(1937) (uncredited)
Music by Dave Dreyer
Lyrics by Herman Ruby
Sung by Dorothy Compton, Beatrice Hagen, And Mary Moder during the opening scenes

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5/10

mainly disappointing

'High Flyers' marked the end of the partnership between Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey, which had begun eight years earlier with 'Rio Rita'.

Although their films had been hit and miss for a while, this one really is pretty awful. It's only just over an hour long, but your attention still wanders. Robert Woolsey is clearly not well (and indeed this was his last appearance before his early death), and although he has a musical number with peppy Lupe Velez, it doesn't have much go in it.

Slightly better is Wheeler's Chaplin impersonation which comes from his music hall days. 'High Flyers' is sort of worth watching for this, but you won't remember much about the rest of the film, and it is far worse in quality than most of their other work.

A sad way to end their association, really. Wheeler made a few more films, including 'Las Vegas Nights' and 'The Cowboy Quarterback', but never again regained the success he had with Woolsey in the early days of RKO.