By Violet LeVoit
Going Wild
Brief Synopsis
A lovesick fool pretends to be an ace flyer.
Cast & Crew
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William A. Seiter
Director
Joe E. Brown
Rollo Smith
Laura Lee
Peggy
Walter Pidgeon
Ace Benton
Frank Mchugh
Ricky Freeman
Ona Munson
Ruth
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Adaptation
Release Date
Dec
21,
1930
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
First National Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play The Aviator by James Montgomery (New York, 6 Dec 1910).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 10m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
6,486ft
(7 reels)
Synopsis
A series of coincidences (Rollo Smith's and Jack Lane's stowing away in Robert Story's compartment for lack of train fare, Peggy's efforts to vamp Story, and May Bunch's determination to make Story "do right" by her sister) result in Rollo's being mistaken for Story, a famous aviator. Pleased with the admiration he receives, Rollo accepts the situation and finds himself involved in an air race and a $25,000 wager with Ace Benton. Peggy substitutes herself for the mechanic who was to help Rollo fly the plane, and the pair drive Benton out of the sky with their wild gyrations. Unable to land, Peggy accidentally pulls the parachute ring, and they safely float to earth while Rollo proposes.
Director
William A. Seiter
Director
Cast
Joe E. Brown
Rollo Smith
Laura Lee
Peggy
Walter Pidgeon
Ace Benton
Frank Mchugh
Ricky Freeman
Ona Munson
Ruth
Lawrence Gray
Jack Lane
May Boley
May Bunch
Johnny Arthur
Simpkins
Anders Randolf
Edward Howard
Arthur Hoyt
Robert Story
Fred Kelsey
Conductor
Sam Cantor
Sammy
Harvey Clark
Herndon Reamer
Larry Banthim
Matt Gore
Crew
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Adaptation
Release Date
Dec
21,
1930
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
First National Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play The Aviator by James Montgomery (New York, 6 Dec 1910).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 10m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
6,486ft
(7 reels)
Articles
Going Wild -
The romance of aviators like Lindbergh and Earhart inspired a string of airplane movies like Wings (1928), Hell's Angels (1930) and this one, a jaunty remake of the Edward Everett Horton picture The Aviator (1929). Ne'er-do-well stowaway Rollo (Brown) gets mistaken for the lauded pilot Robert Story (Arthur Hoyt), a misconception he's happy to milk for all its worth. Unfortunately, while enjoying all the ticker tape parades and feminine attention, Rollo's entered into a high-flying contest and a hefty bet with skeptical rival Ace Benton (Walter Pidgeon). Part of an informal trilogy with Top Speed (1930) and Broad Minded (1931) where Brown, in his winning persona as a sportsy wiseacre, gets to show off not only his rubber face but his dynamic physicality (he was a former circus acrobat) as planes, cars, and boats go whooshing by. And about that face: critics averred that the scene in which Brown opens his famously cavernous mouth when a doctor tells him to say "aaaah" was "worth the price of admission all by itself".
By Violet LeVoit
By Violet LeVoit
Going Wild -
The romance of aviators like Lindbergh and Earhart inspired a string of airplane movies like Wings (1928), Hell's Angels (1930) and this one, a jaunty remake of the Edward Everett Horton picture The Aviator (1929). Ne'er-do-well stowaway Rollo (Brown) gets mistaken for the lauded pilot Robert Story (Arthur Hoyt), a misconception he's happy to milk for all its worth. Unfortunately, while enjoying all the ticker tape parades and feminine attention, Rollo's entered into a high-flying contest and a hefty bet with skeptical rival Ace Benton (Walter Pidgeon). Part of an informal trilogy with Top Speed (1930) and Broad Minded (1931) where Brown, in his winning persona as a sportsy wiseacre, gets to show off not only his rubber face but his dynamic physicality (he was a former circus acrobat) as planes, cars, and boats go whooshing by. And about that face: critics averred that the scene in which Brown opens his famously cavernous mouth when a doctor tells him to say "aaaah" was "worth the price of admission all by itself".
By Violet LeVoit
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A French-language version, L'aviateur, was also produced.
