Aces of Action
"Aces of Action" was the informal nickname given to the movie teaming of Richard Arlen and Andy Devine. They made a number of low budget action films together for Universal.[1][2]
In February 1939 Universal announced they would make seven "outdoor pictures" starring the duo over the next year, all produced by Ben Pivar.[3][4] The films were well received and the series continued until Arlen left Universal for Pine-Thomas Productions.
Universal then tried Devine in a series of other "buddy" comedies, teaming him with Leo Carillo and Broderick Crawford.
Films
[edit]Richard Arlen & Andy Devine
[edit]- Mutiny on the Blackhawk (1939)
- Tropic Fury (1939)
- Legion of Lost Flyers (1939)
- Man from Montreal (1939)
- Danger on Wheels (1940)
- Hot Steel (1940)
- Black Diamonds (1940)
- The Leather Pushers (1940)
- The Devil's Pipeline (1940)
- Lucky Devils (1941)
- Mutiny in the Arctic (1941)
- Men of the Timberland (1941)
- Raiders of the Desert (1941)
- A Dangerous Game (1941)
Leo Carillo & Andy Devine
[edit]- The Kid from Kansas (1941) - and Dick Foran
- Road Agent (1941)
- Unseen Enemy (1942)
- Escape from Hong Kong (1942) - and Don Terry
- Danger in the Pacific (1942) - and Don Terry
- Top Sergeant (1942) - and Don Terry
- Timber! (1942) - and Dan Dailey
Broderick Crawford & Andy Devine
[edit]- South of Tahiti (1941) - and Brian Donlevy
- North to the Klondike (1941) - and Lon Chaney Jr
References
[edit]- ^ Actor Richard Arlen Dies; Swashbuckled to Stardom Los Angeles Times 29 Mar 1976: b1
- ^ "Advertising". The Uralla Times. New South Wales, Australia. 21 August 1941. p. 1. Retrieved 13 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD: Universal Selects Arlen and Devine for Leads in Series of 7 Outdoor Pictures New York Times 11 Feb 1939: 18.
- ^ Arlen, Devine Paired in Universal Series Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times11 Feb 1939: A9.
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