Once Upon a Time in (White) Hollywood
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Sky High (1951)
When he is told that he is to spend three more years as a tailgunner, goofball GI Herbert Pumice thinks that a promotion--which he has little to no chance of getting--will get him out of the job he hates. He asks his girlfriend Sally, who owns the base café, for help. She goes to the base commander, Col. Baker--who she knows has a crush on her--to help out Herbert. Col. Baker schedules a promotion hearing for Herbert that Friday. He naturally fails it miserably, and then learns that Col. Baker is going out on a date with Sally. Meanwhile, the base military intelligence officer discovers that Herbert is a dead-ringer for the head of a spy ring intending to sabotage a new automated plane, and gets Herbert assigned to infiltrate the gang. Complications ensue.
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When he is told that he is to spend three more years as a tailgunner, goofball GI Herbert Pumice thinks that a promotion--which he has little to no chance of getting--will get him out of the job he hates. He asks his girlfriend Sally, who owns the base café, for help. She goes to the base commander, Col. Baker--who she knows has a crush on her--to help out Herbert. Col. Baker schedules a promotion hearing for Herbert that Friday. He naturally fails it miserably, and then learns that Col. Baker is going out on a date with Sally. Meanwhile, the base military intelligence officer discovers that Herbert is a dead-ringer for the head of a spy ring intending to sabotage a new automated plane, and gets Herbert assigned to infiltrate the gang. Complications ensue.
Rating:NR
Genre:Comedy
Written By:Orville H. Hampton
In Theaters:10/19/1951
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Runtime:60 minutes
Studio:Sigmund Neufeld Productions, Spartan Productions, Tam Productions
Cast
Sam Newfield
Director
Sid Melton
Herbert Pumice / Muscrat Maxie McClure
Mara Lynn
Sally
Sam Flint
Col. Baker
Douglas Evans
Maj. Talbot
Fritz Feld
Dr. Kapok
Marc Krah
Elmer Smith - The Boss
Margia Dean
Cpl. Lily Gaylord
Paul Bryar
Sgt. Kurt Petrov
Thayer Roberts
Maj. Catastrophe
Don Frost
Col. Baker's Clerk
John Pelletti
George Grady
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