Clipped Wings (1953 film)

Clipped Wings
	Film poster
Directed by	Edward Bernds
Produced by	Ben Schwalb
Written by	Elwood Ullman; Charles R. Marion
Starring	Leo Gorcey; Huntz Hall; David Gorcey; Bernard Gorcey
Music by	Marlin Skiles
Cinematography	Harry Neumann
Edited by	Allan K. Wood
Production; company	Allied Artists Pictures
Distributed by	Allied Artists Pictures
Release date	August 14, 1953 (U.S.);
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Clipped Wings is a 1953 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on August 14, 1953 by Allied Artists and is the thirty-first film in the series.

Plot

The boys' friend, Dave Moreno, is being held for treason by the U.S. Air Force. Slip and Sach go to headquarters to help Dave, but mistakenly enlist. Sach is also mistakenly assigned to a WAF barracks. When the boys finally do visit Dave he tells them he does not need help, as he is secretly being used to capture enemy agents. Undeterred by Dave's words, the boys continue to investigate and Slip and Sach wind up airborne. Good luck allows them to land safely, just where the spies are hiding out. They capture the spies and Dave's true mission is revealed.

Production

[1] In a prime example of product placement the "Atomic Jet" amusement coin-operated ride form Nat Cohn's Riteway Sales that appeared in the film and advertising material was offered to be installed in every theatre that showed Clipped Wings[2][3]

Cast

The Bowery Boys

Leo Gorcey as Terrance Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Huntz Hall as Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones
David Gorcey as Chuck Anderson (Credited as David Condon)
Bennie Bartlett as Butch Williams

Remaining cast

Bernard Gorcey as Louie Dumbrowski
Todd Karns as Lt. Dave Moreno
June Vincent as Dorene Thompson
Fay Roope as Colonel Davenport
Philip Van Zandt as Eckler
Lyle Talbot as Capt. Blair
Lou Nova as an Air Policeman
Elaine Riley as Sgt. White
Henry Kulky as Sgt. Brosky
Conrad Brooks as a Recruit
Tris Coffin as an Air Show Radio Announcer
Tommy Cook as another Recruit

Home media

Released on VHS by Warner Brothers on September 1, 1998.

Warner Archives released the film on made-to-order DVD in the United States as part of "The Bowery Boys, Volume Two" on April 9, 2013.

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References

pp. 117-118 Erickson, Hal Military Comedy Films: A Critical Survey and Filmography of Hollywood Releases Since 1918 McFarland, 7 Aug 2012
p. 85 Motion Picture Atomic Jet Promotion to Get Underway Billboard 20 Jun 1953

External links

Clipped Wings on IMDb

Preceded by Loose in London 1953	'The Bowery Boys' movies 1946-1958	Succeeded by Private Eyes 1953

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[2] . 117-118 Erickson, Hal Military Comedy Films: A Critical Survey and Filmography of Hollywood Releases Since 1918 McFarland, 7 Aug 2012

[3] . 85 Motion Picture Atomic Jet Promotion to Get Underway Billboard 20 Jun 1953