A kidnapping, three airplane crashes and several fist-fights adds speed to the plot in which the plans of a new, faster airplane motor invented by brothers Tim (Tim McCoy) and Jerry (William Bakewell) are stolen and suspicion falls on their office secretary Mary Stuart (Evalyn Knapp). But she can pilot an airplane with the best of them and she risks her life to save Tim.
Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for 1930s aviation B-movies, Speed Wings is a breezy, messy delight. If you need logic or, you know, a plot that doesn't feel like it was written on a napkin during a turbulence-heavy flight, stay far away. Fans of The Red Ace might recognize the frantic energy here. It’s ...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Otto Brower
Raoul Walsh
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for 1930s aviation B-movies, Speed Wings is a breezy, messy delight. If you need logic or, you know, a plot that doesn't feel like it was written on a napkin during a turbulence-heavy flight, stay far away. Fans of The Red Ace might recognize the frantic energy here. It’s definitely not for anyone who gets annoyed by characters making the absolute worst decisions possible every five minutes. ✈️ The engine of the story The whole movie hinges on this..."
Hooper Atchley
Horace McCoy
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