Hugh Drummond goes broke living too high and turns to crime in order to pay his bills.Hugh Drummond goes broke living too high and turns to crime in order to pay his bills.Hugh Drummond goes broke living too high and turns to crime in order to pay his bills.
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- TriviaCaptain Swagger flies a SPAD with Hat in the Ring markings of the Escadrille Lafayette (but with a rudely positioned hand added. Von Stahl flies what appears to be a Fokker DVII with markings of a snake squashing the Hat.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Hollywood Collection: Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man (1999)
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Written by Charles Weinberg and Irving Bibo
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During the Great War, Rod La Rocque is an air ace nicknamed Captain Swagger. He shoots down German ace Ullrich Haupt, and the two exchange pistols in the camaraderie of guys when other men are being killed. Ten years later, La Rocque is a Broadway fixture, but he's broke, so he takes the souvenir and goes out to rob someone. He picks on Richard Tucker, who's getting handsy with Sue Carol. She tries to reform him, so they get into a dancing two-act at a night club the night Haupt and his gang decide to rob the place.
It's a random-seeming bunch of events that move along at a good clip, dependent more on the charisma of its stars than any sort of plot; humor is provided by the situations and a malaprop-laden Maurice Black as the club manager. Miss Carol is beautiful, and La Rocque boozily energetic.
It's a random-seeming bunch of events that move along at a good clip, dependent more on the charisma of its stars than any sort of plot; humor is provided by the situations and a malaprop-laden Maurice Black as the club manager. Miss Carol is beautiful, and La Rocque boozily energetic.
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- boblipton
- Apr 26, 2024
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- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
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