Flying Wild

This article is about the 1941 film. For the 1996 film, see Fly Away Home. For the 2011 TV series "Flying Wild: Alaska", see Flying Wild Alaska.

Flying Wild
VHS cover
Directed by	William West
Produced by	Sam Katzman
Written by	Al Martin
Starring	Leo Gorcey David Gorcey Bobby Jordan 'Sunshine Sammy' Morrison Donald Haines
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures Corporation
Release date(s)	March 10, 1941
Running time	64 minutes
Language	English

Flying Wild is a 1941 film and the fifth installment of the East Side Kids series.

Plot

The gang, except for Muggs, works at an aviation factory where spies are present. However, Muggs hangs out there all day long and begins to suspect the doctor of the 'Flying Ambulance' to be the one stealing blueprints and smuggling them to secret agents.

Cast and characters

The East Side Kids:

• Muggs McGinnis- Leo Gorcey
• Danny Graham- Bobby Jordan
• Scruno- Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison
• Peewee- David Gorcey
• Skinny- Donald Haines
• Algy Reynolds- Eugene Francis
• Louie- Bobby Stone

Additional Cast:

• Helen Munson- Joan Barclay
• Tom Lawson- Dave O' Brien
• Dr. Richard Nagel III- George Pembroke
• Mr. Reynolds- Herbert Rawlinson
• George- Dennis Moore
• Forbes- Forrest Taylor
• Woodward- Robert F. Hill

Production

• Robert F. Hill who plays the role of Woodward, was director of the first East Side Kids film.
• The scene in which the car flips onto its side was not scripted; Leo Gorcey was driving the car, and had made the turn too fast. The expressions on the gang's faces were one hundred percent real.^{[citation needed]}
• The 'working title' of the film was "Air Devils"

Re-release

The film was re-released twice, once in 1949 and again in 1952.

DVD release date

As this film is in the public domain, there have been several releases from a variety of companies over the years.

External links

• IMDB page for Flying Wild
• Flying Wild is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]