I thought the above statement would get your attention! This is one of the most obviously pre-Code films made, as the characters in the movie are at times pretty amoral and Frank McHugh actually gives a guy the middle finger when the guy refuses to stop and give him a lift--the thumb becomes a middle finger and I nearly had a heart attack when I saw it! This is a pretty entertaining but extremely forgettable film (aside from the single-digit salute). It involves poor Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Frank McHugh and Bette Davis all looking for work and eventually having to work for evil mobster Carillo because they are so desperate. The plot is very silly at times and full of action and violence--entertaining but not especially cerebral. The drug smuggling, violent murders, anti-homosexual remarks and all the other non-Hays Code material will keep your interest.
Once again, Bette Davis' role is awfully insignificant--and it was thanks to forgettable roles like this that Davis, unsuccessfully, tried to eventually break her contract with Warner Brothers.
Decent and only worth seeing for the earliest middle finger salute I've ever seen on film. Also, despite the title, there's very few scenes that are related to parachuting.
Once again, Bette Davis' role is awfully insignificant--and it was thanks to forgettable roles like this that Davis, unsuccessfully, tried to eventually break her contract with Warner Brothers.
Decent and only worth seeing for the earliest middle finger salute I've ever seen on film. Also, despite the title, there's very few scenes that are related to parachuting.