Fly Away, Young Man!

Fly Away, Young Man!
Directed by	Miguel M. Delgado
Written by	Miguel M. Delgado Jaime Salvador
Story by	Paul Colline (story "Adémaï aviateur")
Produced by	Jacques Gelman Santiago Reachi
Starring	Cantinflas Ángel Garasa Chino Herrera Miroslava
Cinematography	Jack Draper
Edited by	Jorge Bustos
Music by	Gonzalo Curiel
Production company	Posa Films
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	25 December 1947 (1947-12-25)
Running time	113 min
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Fly Away, Young Man! (Spanish: ¡A volar joven!) is a 1947 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Julio Villarreal, Miroslava and Ángel Garasa.[1] It was produced by Posa Films and distributed internationally by Columbia Pictures.[2]

Cast

• Cantinflas as Cantinflas
• Ángel Garasa as Repelas
• Chino Herrera as Sargento
• Andrés Soler as Don Lupe Chávez
• Carolina Barret as Margarita
• Julio Villarreal as Coronel
• Maruja Grifell as Doña Encarna
• Francisco Jambrina as Capitán
• Roberto Cañedo as Soldado
• Manuel Trejo Morales as Soldado
• Estanislao Schillinsky as Oficial
• Miroslava as María Chávez
• Ramiro Gamboa as Reportero radiofónico
• Armando Arriola as Soldado (uncredited)
• Joaquín Cordero as Soldado mensajero (uncredited)
• Pedro Elviro as Periodista (uncredited)
• Edmundo Espino as Redactor de periódico (uncredited)
• Rafael Icardo as Juez del registro civil (uncredited)
• Chel López as Oficial (uncredited)
• Manuel Noriega as Doctor (uncredited)

References

1. Hershfield & Maciel, p. 58.
2. Couret, p. 204.

Bibliography

• Hershfield, Joanne; Maciel, David R. Mexico's Cinema: A Century of Film and Filmmakers. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1999.
• Couret, Nilo. Mock Classicism: Latin American Film Comedy, 1930–1960. University of California Press, 2018.

External links

• Fly Away, Young Man! at IMDb
• Duel of couplets scene on YouTube