Clipped Wings

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Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, and June Vincent in Clipped Wings (1953)

Slip and Sach mistakenly enlist in the Air Force where Sach is mistakenly assigned to the WACs.Slip and Sach mistakenly enlist in the Air Force where Sach is mistakenly assigned to the WACs.Slip and Sach mistakenly enlist in the Air Force where Sach is mistakenly assigned to the WACs.

Director
- Edward Bernds
Writers
- Charles R. Marion
- Elwood Ullman
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6.3/10

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Director
- Edward Bernds
Writers
- Charles R. Marion
- Elwood Ullman
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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4/10

Bowery Bird Brains

The usual hi-jinks ensue when "Bowery Boys" leader Leo Gorcey (as "Slip" Mahoney) and hapless sidekick Huntz Hall (as "Sach" Jones) accidentally join the Air Force, in an effort to help a friend. The rehashed plot includes spies and such. Still, it's more fun than "Flying Wild" (1941). Regular viewers will pick up on the fact that "The Bowery Boys" lieutenant friend Todd Karns (as David "Dave" Moreno) is a stand-in for former series regular Gabriel Dell, who had appeared with the Bowery groups from 1937-1950. Mr. Dell's Gabriel "Gabe" Moreno character is closely related to the one played by Mr. Karns. Telling Mr. Hall, "You may not be an idiot, but you'll do until a real one comes along," Renie Riano plays an amusing female sergeant.

**** Clipped Wings (8/14/53) Edward Bernds ~ Huntz Hall, Leo Gorcey, Todd Karns, Renie Riano

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Nov 12, 2010
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Trivia
The 31st of 48 Bowery Boys movies released from 1946 to 1958.

Goofs
In 1950, Air Force leadership moved away from the rank identifications of the Army, therefore, an Air Force member wearing two stripes would have been generally addressed as "Airman" not Corporal. The rank formally would have been Airman Second Class.

Quotes
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney: [as Sach sits in a children's airplane ride machine] Dhat thing will not circumnavigate unless you put a dime in it.