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The Flying Fool (1929) Online

The Flying Fool (1929) Online
1929 William Boyd Marie Prevost Tom OBrien Tay Garnett
Original Title :
The Flying Fool
Genre :
Movie / Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Romance / War
Year :
1929
Directror :
Tay Garnett
Cast :
William Boyd,Marie Prevost,Tom O'Brien
Writer :
Elliott J. Clawson,Tay Garnett
Type :
Movie
Time :
1h 3min
Rating :
5.4/10

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The Flying Fool (1929) Online

Bill Taylor, World War I flying ace is a hot-shot barnstormer, with his kid-brother, Jimmy, as one of his crew members. Jimmy falls in love with a nightclub singer, Pat Riley, and his older-brother thinks that Jimmy may be involved with a hard-bitten floozy and decides to check her out for himself. What he finds is a sweet and home-loving daughter working to provide for her sweet-and-loving mother. He falls for her, and this upsets the younger brother no end.
Cast overview:
William Boyd William Boyd - Bill Taylor
Marie Prevost Marie Prevost - Pat Riley
Tom O'Brien Tom O'Brien - Tom Dugan
Russell Gleason Russell Gleason - Jimmy Taylor
Kate Bruce Kate Bruce - Mrs. Riley - Pat's Mother
Dan Wolheim Dan Wolheim - Airport Manager
Dorothy Ward Dorothy Ward - Mae Hopper

This film's earliest documented telecast took place in New York City Sunday 30 April 1950 on WPIX (Channel 11).

The actual pilot for William Boyd's plane in this film was pioneer woman aviator Pancho Barnes (portrayed in The Right Stuff by Kim Stanley).


User reviews

Styphe

Styphe

Tay Garnett's first sound feature (he'd previously made a couple of comedy shorts, a silent feature and a part-talkie) is more than a bit rough around the edges. The sound is often muffled and has an unnatural echo, although most of the players handle it well. The exception is possibly Marie Prevost. Her singing is cleverly dubbed and maybe her whole role. She allegedly had a "thick New England accent", but there's no sign of it here.

The problem is not so much the sound recording itself, but the limitations it has placed on the camera. James Gleason's dull dialogue doesn't help either. Many scenes are simply staged in front of the microphone in boring, extended takes, though Garnett does move the camera occasionally; and when the movie takes to the skies (and all these sound effects were professionally dubbed) the photography at times is quite breathtaking.

"Hoppy" fans are not likely to be entranced by the sight of their hero here. Even though he laughs and smiles often, he looks old.
Braswyn

Braswyn

Early talkie drama. William Boyd loves his brother Jimmy and so he doesn't want a dame to give him the runaround. William Boyd falls in love with the girl(Marie Prevost) that his brother is in love after going out with her to make sure that her intentions are honorable. Marie Prevost sings the theme song "If I Had My Way" twice in the movie.