Keep 'Em Flying (1941)
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63% of users liked it
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Having joined the army in Buck Privates and the navy in In the Navy, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello signed up with Air Force in Keep 'Em Flying. Abbott and Costello play Blackie and Heathcliff, carnival workers who are fired from their jobs along with their pal, reckless stunt pilot Jinx Roberts… More Having joined the army in Buck Privates and the navy in In the Navy, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello signed up with Air Force in Keep 'Em Flying. Abbott and Costello play Blackie and Heathcliff, carnival workers who are fired from their jobs along with their pal, reckless stunt pilot Jinx Roberts (Dick Foran). When Jinx joins the Army Air Corps-the better to be nearer pretty USO singer Linda Joyce (Carol Bruce)-Blackie and Heathcliff loyally join up as well, obtaining low-echelon ground crew jobs. While Jinx tries to cure Linda's brother Jim (Charles Lang) of his fear of flying, Heathcliff pursues a romance with wisecracking waitress Gloria Phelps (Martha Raye), never quite catching on that Gloria has an identitical-twin sister (also Martha Raye). A bit too plot-heavy for its own good, Keep 'Em Flying is at its best when concentrating on Abbott & Costello, who in addition to performing their patented cross-talk routines participate in a zany runaway-torpedo chase and a gratuitous but amusing episode in a spooky carnival funhouse. As a bonus, Costello gets to do a bit of "straight" acting, and he's quite good at it. Deleted scenes include a comedy magic act (later restaged in Abbott & Costello's Lost in a Harem) and a wild episode at a skating rink (reworked two years later in Hit the Ice). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Arthur Lubin
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 28, 1941 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Fun WWII Bud and Lou at their Universal peak.
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Cast
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Bud Abbott
as Blackie Benson
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Lou Costello
as Heathcliffe
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Martha Raye
as Lillibelle Bolton
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Carol Bruce
as Linda Joyce
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Dick Foran
as Jinx Roberts
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William Gargan
as Craig Morrison
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Charles Lang
as Jim Joyce
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Truman Bradley
as Butch
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Loring Smith
as Major Barstow
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Richard Crane
as Cadet Stevens
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William B. Davidson
as McGonigal
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William Forrest
as Captain
- Scotty Groves
- Samuel S. Hinds
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Earl Hodgins
as Attendant
- Charles King Jr.
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Doris Lloyd
as Lady With Lipstick
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Gene O'Donnell
as Radio Control Operator
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Regis Parton
as Cadet
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Frank Penny
as Spealer
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Marcia Ralston
as USO Girl
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James Seay
as Lieutenant
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Mickey Simpson
as Deputy
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Stanley Smith
as Cadet
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Harry Strang
as Truck Driver
- Janet Warren
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Philip Warren
as Pilot
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Carleton Young
as Orchestra Leader
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Harold Daniels
as Announcer
- James H. Horne
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Virginia Engels
as Hat Check Girl
- Dorothy Darrell
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Princess Luana
as Herself
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Paul Scott
as Doctor
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Emil VanHorn
as Man In Gorilla Suit
