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High Flyers
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. As it turns out, their plane crashes on the very estate of the dealer. Thinking the duo are police officers, the dealer offers his home for their convalescence from the accident. Meanwhile, the diamonds have been snatched by a kleptomaniac dog and buried on the estate. When the smugglers track down the pair, they try to convince the dealer that they are officials from an institution from which the two have escaped. Before long, the carnival fellows, the crooks, the gem dealer and his family, along with a platoon of cops, are tearing up the grounds to find where the dog has buried the diamonds.
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Plot Summary
Two bumbling aviators, Birdie and Gus, are tasked with delivering a valuable package across the country. Along the way, they encounter a series of mishaps and eccentric characters, including a young orphan girl who becomes their unlikely companion. Their journey is fraught with comedic misunderstandings and chase sequences as they try to outwit both their pursuers and their own incompetence.
Critical Reception
High Flyers was generally seen as a typical entry in the Wheeler and Woolsey filmography, offering lighthearted comedic entertainment and musical numbers. While not critically acclaimed, it provided escapist fun for audiences of the era, with its slapstick humor and familiar formula.
What Reviewers Say
Fans of Wheeler and Woolsey's vaudeville-style comedy will find familiar humor.
The musical numbers provide pleasant diversions.
The plot is thin but serves as a vehicle for gags.
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Fun Fact
This was one of the last films starring the comedy duo Wheeler and Woolsey, who were a popular act in vaudeville and film during the 1920s and 1930s.
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