An inventor and his lanky girlfriend set an altitude record in his winged contraption.
Acting
Bert Lahr's physical comedy before Oz immortality.
Production
Actual aerial stunts, not rear projection cowardice.
Costume
Charlotte Greenwood's legs defying 1931 physics.
Director
Charles Reisner
Bert Lahr
Emil 'Rusty' Krouse
Charlotte Greenwood
Pansy Potts
Pat O'Brien
Sport Wardell
Kathryn Crawford
Eileen Smith
Charles Winninger
Dr. Brown
Hedda Hopper
Mrs. Smith
Guy Kibbee
Fred Smith
Herbert Braggiotti
Gordon
Loretta Andrews
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Richard Carle
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
James Durkin
Mr. Rankin - Detective (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bert Lahr was so terrified of flying they had to drug him for aerial scenes.
This was MGM's attempt to cash in on Lindbergh mania while mocking the very idea of hero pilots.
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