Going Wild (1930)
68 mins | Comedy | 21 December 1930
Cast:
Joe E. Brown, Laura Lee, Walter Pidgeon [ More ]Director:
William A. SeiterWriters:
Humphrey Pearson, Henry McCartyCinematographer:
Sol PolitoEditor:
Peter FritchProduction Company:
First National Pictures, Inc.A French-language version of Going Wild, L'aviateur, was directed by William A. Seiter and starred Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Jeanne Helbling (see entry). The 1929 Warner Bros. production, The Aviator, also was based on the James H. Montgomery play. That film was directed by Roy Del Ruth and starred Edward Everett Horton and Patsy Ruth Miller (see entries).
Going Wild was booked into the Warner Bros.' luxurious new Warner San Pedro Theatre for its 20 Jan 1921 opening, according to the 4 Jun 2017 LAT. The theater, located at 478 W. 6th Street in San Pedro, CA, was later restored and was still a film venue in 2017. ...
A French-language version of Going Wild, L'aviateur, was directed by William A. Seiter and starred Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Jeanne Helbling (see entry). The 1929 Warner Bros. production, The Aviator, also was based on the James H. Montgomery play. That film was directed by Roy Del Ruth and starred Edward Everett Horton and Patsy Ruth Miller (see entries).
Going Wild was booked into the Warner Bros.' luxurious new Warner San Pedro Theatre for its 20 Jan 1921 opening, according to the 4 Jun 2017 LAT. The theater, located at 478 W. 6th Street in San Pedro, CA, was later restored and was still a film venue in 2017.
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 ...
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.
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