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| Riding on Air | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Edward Sedgwick |
| Written by | Richard Macaulay (Elmer Rice character) |
| Screenplay by | Richard Macaulay Richard Flournoy |
| Produced by | David L. Loew |
| Starring | Joe E. Brown Guy Kibbee Florence Rice |
| Cinematography | Alfred Gilks |
| Edited by | Jack Ogilvie |
| Music by | Arthur Morton Marlin Skiles |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Riding on Air (known as All Is Confusion in the United Kingdom) is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Joe E. Brown, Guy Kibbee, and Florence Rice. The film was produced by David L. Loew with distribution by RKO Radio Pictures who released it on June 18, 1937.
Plot
[edit]Hapless newspaper writer, editor, amateur pilot, HAM radio operator, and gadget crazy Elmer Lane lives in 1930's rural America. In love with the beautiful Betty, he does everything he can to buy the paper outright; so, he can win her. But, somehow something always comes out of the blue: gangsters, smugglers, murdered mobsters, rival newspaper reporters, con artists, police, new inventions, and small dogs, all get in the way. It's all "Riding on Air" how this fun, wild, ride, will land, or if the parachute will even open.
Cast
[edit]- Joe E. Brown as Elmer Lane
- Guy Kibbee as J. Rutherford "Doc" Waddington
- Florence Rice as Betty Harrison
- Vinton Hayworth as Harvey Schuman
- Anthony Nace as Bill Hilton
- Harlan Briggs as Mr. Harrison
- Andrew Tombes as Eddie Byrd
- Clem Bevans as Sheriff
- Harry C. Bradley as Mayor
Production
[edit]Filming began on March 8 under the working title "All is Confusion."[1] During production, Edward Sedgwick had to leave for the hospital due to needing an appendectomy; the day's directing was completed by Joe E. Brown. [2]
Soundtrack
[edit]- "I'm Tired of Trying to Make You Care" (Written by Henry Cohen and Edward Sedgwick)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Joe Brown's 2nd for Loew". Variety. 125 (12): 4. March 3, 1937 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ "Sedgwick's App. Op. Due". Variety. 126 (4): 4–5. April 7, 1937 – via Internet Archive.
External links
[edit]- Riding on Air at IMDb
- Riding on Air is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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- 1937 comedy films
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- American black-and-white films
- American comedy films
- Films produced by David L. Loew
- Films directed by Edward Sedgwick
- American aviation films
- 1937 American films
- English-language comedy films
- Films scored by Marlin Skiles
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