When a barnstorming stunt pilot decides to join the air corps, his two goofball assistants decide to go with him. Andrew, bill and paul are joined by blaine dowler for the final episode of keep em flying looking at serenity, the movie and the comics that trailed in its wake. Two carnival stooges bud abbott, lou costello join a stunt pilot in army flight school and meet twin sisters martha raye. Miller first broadcast it back in july and the title was changed during the fall.
Dec 10, 20 the first thing i investigated was the slogan keep em flying. Keeping fit is a 1942 american short film made by universal pictures about the importance of keeping fit in war time. Keep em flying universal, 1941, directed by arthur lubin, marks the fifth screen collaboration of the popular comedy team of bud abbott and lou costello who, in this venture, take to the air and have quite a time staying on the ground. Office of war information owi aimed at keeping civilian enthusiasm for the war at a high level despite the hardships.
Rapidgator abbott and costello keep em flying 1941 720p. The huge success of the previous service comedies, buck privates 1940 and in the navy 1940, caused universal to produce this first. Though ride em, cowboy was filmed before keep em flying, universal executives decided to withhold that film and release keep em flying first, in order to capitalize on the service comedy element which had proved so successful with the previously. Contents include air corps gear, the flight jacket gallery, crush caps, links, and more. Pahemovie provides free online movie watching services along with english subtitles. This was the fourth universal film starring actors bud abbott and lou costello released in 1941. Star wars movies ranked best to worst ford v ferrari has a spot on our top sports movie page need a gift for movie fan in your life. This was originally planned for production after ride em cowboy 1936. Mal and the crew discover rivers secret and find theres a difference between fighting for survival and fighting for whats right. A world war ii retrospective is devoted to the history and collectibles of the u. Theyve got the whole army air corps in a skyhigh uproar. A hilarious comedy one of the greatest comedy acts of yesteryear. When a barnstorming stunt pilot decides to join the air corps. Gilbert while developing a picture caption for a recruiting ad for the aviation cadet program.
Keep em flying aka up in the air is a 1941 film starring the comedy team of abbott and costello. Keep em flying us air force airmen of note artist format. Keep em flying 1941 full movie with subtitle english at. Buck privates, released in january, and in the navy, released in may. Prior to the premiere of keep em flying on november 28, 1941 just nine days before the japanese aerial attack on pearl harbor universal released a nineminute trailer titled the army air corps presents bud abbott and lou costello in life with the flying cadets. According to the commemorative airforce site, the phrase was coined on may 17th, 1941 by lt. I remembered him from two universal studios mummy films. Poster showing statue of liberty, aircraft carrier, and biplanes in flight.
Download small image jpg download original image tiff. Keep em flying is a 1941 film starring the comedy team of abbott and costello. Keep their memory with these high quality replicas of their original sterling silver wings. Maybe our book, top 50 movie starsstatistically speaking is.
For keep em flying, bud and lou are friends of jinx roberts, a 1940s version of tom cruises maverick top gun. Keep em flying reflected the spirit of the times and encouraged many young men to volunteer for flight training. Mar 02, 2015 a swing original could be titled almost anything and jerry grays keep em flying was originally named thats where i came in. This beautifully patriotic world war ii poster urges all homefront workers to do your part to keep em flying. Abbott and costello keep em flying 1941 1080p bluray h264 aacrarbg. Garlinski, albina, lithographer date createdpublished. Victory waits on your fingerskeep em flying miss u. Keep em flying is a 1941 film about a stunt pilot and his two assistants who join the aircorps.
The films title is taken from the official motto of the u. Mar 27, 2012 trivia about abbott and costellos keep em flying. Keep em flying, by gene krupa 1941 history on the net authentic history ww2 american music salute to the services sound wwii in american music. When a barnstorming stunt pilot decides to join the air. Victory waits on your fingers keep em flying miss u. Army air corps, some five months after it had been reformed into the usaaf. The familiar phrase was devised in may 1941 as an inspirational recruiting slogan for the army air corps. Some images display only as thumbnails outside the library of congress because of. Keep em flying 1941 changes the movie database tmdb. A critical study of the wartime films by scott allen nollen 2009. With bud abbott, lou costello, martha raye, carol bruce. Bud abbott, lou costello, martha raye, carol bruce, william gargan, dick foran, charles lang, william b. The keep em flying aviator wings are a tribute to the pilots and crews who played a significant role in wwii military aviation history.
Watch keep em flying 1941 full movie with english subtitle and free download. Jan 09, 2012 keep em flying trailer directed by arthur lubin and starring bud abbott, lou costello, william gargan, dick foran, charles lang. If an image is displaying, you can download it yourself. Bud abbott and lou costello star as servicemen in this wartime comedy, in which they sign up for flight school and costello falls for twins played by martha. Keep em flying 1941 is a comedy, music movie starring bud abbott and lou costello. Abbott and costello the haunted castle classic horror comedy film noir. This artwork was created by worldclass artists to honor military units.
Then there is great supporting characters played martha raye, carol bruce, and william. The national archives online catalog is undergoing some changes. Abbott and costello keep em flying 1941 brrip xvid mp3xvid. The image measures 1056 1421 pixels and is 288 kilobytes large. Abbott and costello keep em flying 1941 1080p bluray h264 aac. If you had an existing opa pilot account you will need to set up a password for the new site. Action, adventure, comedy, music, romance description.
The film was their third service comedy based on the peacetime draft of 1940. The comedy team had appeared in two previous service comedies in 1941, before the united states entered the war. Even if rushed they patched together enough hilarious scenes to make this good, but its clear they could have used a little more time to polish off the rest of this. Keep em flying 1941 directed by arthur lubin, ralph. Civil service commission, records of the office of government reports view in online catalog naid. Office of war information owi aimed at keeping civilian enthusiasm for the.
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