Hull’s Talkies

Cromwell Argus, Volume LXIV, Issue 3327, 13 August 1934, Page 5

Hull’s Talkies

This week Mr Him lias a film of unusual attraction in “Flying High,” "Inch is claimed the funniest satire on aviation ever filmed. Bert Lahr, the screens greatest comedian, is in the star role, and as the foreword; shows, “can put a dent in your worries.” The story is that Rusty Krause, dumb of wit, invented a new type of airship. He is the butt of jokes at an airplane shot, until a penny less young promoter. Sport Warded, befriends him. Sport gets a “joiner” of the town. Fred Smith, interested in the venture and Smith in turn sells stork to Ins friends in various lodges. Sport and Smith’s daughter, Kileen, become very interested in each other, t reditors demand the engine of the aeroeopter. To save it, so tiiat the machine can fly at the national air races, Warded gets Pansy Botts, a matrimonially minded waitress, to advance 500 dollars before her marriage to Rusty. Rusty tries many dodges, but cannot escape the vigilant Pansy. Finally, the night before the air races, she corners him and They are married. The next morning, at the time of the race the aeroeopter is to make, Rusty does not show njl. Friends of Smith assail Sport as a, crook and lie is about to be taken off to jail, when Rusty arrives, hotly pursued by Pansy. Rusty .who earlier qualified as a pilot, climbs into the aeroeopter and takes off. He forgets the location of the “Down” lever and the machine goes higher and higher.-' Pansy and Rusty fighting constantly. He finally throws Pansy out with a parachute, then accidentally discovers the “down” lever, and passes her before she reaches the ground. When he lands he is the hero the hour, and millions await him as the inventor of the world’s greatest and newest aircraft. Pansy, thrilled over her “he-man,” kisses him resoundingly before the aeroeopter, while Sport and Kileen. their troubles over, follow suit. In a great range of supports will be presented, “Babes in the Wood.” in colors. There is a Matinee at 3 p.m.