Clipped Wings (1936)
1936 · Feature film · 60 min · dir. Stuart Paton
A DYNAMIC DRAMA OF THE OIL FIELDS WITH SENSATIONAL SKY AND LAND BATTLES!
- Action
- Adventure
- Crime
Synopsis
Mickey Lofton, young half-brother of famed war-aviator Jerry, fails in his attempt to enter the Canadian Air Corps, because of his fear of thunderstorms developed by an incident in his boyhood days. Jerry, now a Captain in the U.S. Department of Justice, is given an assignment to capture some border oil smugglers. Through his friendship with Raoul McGuire, one of the suspects, Jerry is accepted as a member of the gang. Mickey is in love with Raoul's sister, Molly. Gang leader Moran shoots and…
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Stuart Paton
- Writer
- Paul Willett
- Studio
- Kier Film Company
- Released
- 1937-12-02
- Running time
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Stuart Paton Director
Lloyd Hughes
Rosalind Keith
William Janney
George Regas- Henry Otho
Richard Cramer
Jason Robards Sr.
Joseph W. Girard
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Not a total loss · Bro Bubba · 2005-11-01
It is a bit chopped but not too bad. The sound quality is OK but has a few drop outs. The movie has some good moments. Some good action and a somewhat original story. In my opinion this movie was made when Hollywood was just starting to ramp up the pre-war military/propaganda movies, so it is not quite as "gung-ho" as later movies and, again, somewhat original. The characters could have been better developed and more story added to fill in the gaps. Then again, maybe there was more to this movie that was lost from this chopped up version. I found it entertaining overall.
★★ · Like it would have made sense if everything was intact. · Spuzz · 2006-03-25
Mickey Braun. a young man who is in the jet core has storm phobia and all of a sudden is yanked out of service, so begins Clipped Wings a film that dives headfirst into ridiculousness shortly after its dramatic beginning. Shortly after hes kicked out, he meets a girl, Molly and her shifty ex-pilot brother Raoul, played so feyly by Jason Robards (!!) you almost feel hes playing Paul Lynde. Soon, Paul Lynde.. er. Robards gets a telegram, and has to get back to his country home But Molly is suspicious of his brother, so Mickey and Molly (!!) decide to follow Raoul back to the country house to…
