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Sky High
“The saddest sack in the sky!”
5.5 / 10• 1951• 1h 0m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
When he is told that he is to spend three more years as a tailgunner, goofball GI Herbert Pumice thinks that a promotion--which he has little to no chance of getting--will get him out of the job he hates. He asks his girlfriend Sally, who owns the base café, for help. She goes to the base commander, Col. Baker--who she knows has a crush on her--to help out Herbert. Col. Baker schedules a promotion hearing for Herbert that Friday. He naturally fails it miserably, and then learns that Col. Baker is going out on a date with Sally. Meanwhile, the base military intelligence officer discovers that Herbert is a dead-ringer for the head of a spy ring intending to sabotage a new automated plane, and gets Herbert assigned to infiltrate the gang. Complications ensue.
Cast & Crew
Sid Melton
Herbert Pumice / Muscrat Maxie McClure
LeadML
Mara Lynn
Sally
Sam Flint
Col. Baker
Douglas Evans
Maj. Talbot
Fritz Feld
Dr. Kapok
Marc Krah
Elmer Smith - The Boss
Margia Dean
Cpl. Lily Gaylord
Paul Bryar
Sgt. Kurt Petrov
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sam Newfield's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sky High is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
