Sky High (1951)
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.
Director: Sam Newfield
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Sid Melton as Herbert Pumice / Muscrat Maxie McClure |
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Mara Lynn as Sally |
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Sam Flint as Col. Baker |
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Douglas Evans as Maj. Talbot |
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Fritz Feld as Dr. Kapok |
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Marc Krah as Elmer Smith - The Boss |
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Margia Dean as Cpl. Lily Gaylord |
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Paul Bryar as Sgt. Kurt Petrov |
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Thayer Roberts as Maj. Catastrophe |
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Don Frost as Col. Baker's Clerk |
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John Pelletti as George Grady |
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Ernie Venneri as Joe Bush |
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John Phillips as Lt. Col. Turbojet |
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Will Orleans as Examination Room Clerk |
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Peter Damon as Radio Operator |
| Directing | Sam Newfield | Director |
| Writing | Orville H. Hampton | Writer |
