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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. 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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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.
Rating:NR
Genre:Comedy
Written By:Byron Morgan, Benny Rubin, Bert Granet
In Theaters:11/7/1937
Box Office:
Runtime:70 minutes
Studio:RKO Radio Pictures
Cast
Edward F. Cline
Director
Robert Woolsey
Pierre Potkin
Bert Wheeler
Jerry Lane
Lupe Vélez
Juanita - the Maid
Marjorie Lord
Arlene Arlington
Margaret Dumont
Martha Arlington
Jack Carson
Dave Hanlon
Paul Harvey
Horace Arlington
Charles Judels
Mr. Fontaine
Lucien Prival
Mr. Panzer
Herbert Evans
Mr. Hartley
Herbert Clifton
Stone - the Butler
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