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Father Takes the Air Reviews

  • 1951
  • 1 hr 0 mins
  • Comedy
  • NR
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Mayor and his crony aloft with a bank robber. Mild entry in the "Henry" series. Raymond Walburn, Walter Catlett. Hob: James Brown. Barbara: M'liss McClure. Benny: Tom Dugan. Directed by Frank McDonald.

Walburn's daughter, McClure, takes over a flying school when the owner is recalled for service in the military. Her father and his pal, the mayor, pitch in to help, reliving their flying experiences in WW I. Their tomfoolery ends when a bank robber takes over the plane Walburn and the mayor are flying, but it runs out of gas and the cops nab the crook when the plane crash-lands. Light stuff but well done. This was the last of the five films in rather nondescript "Henry Latham" series.