The Gypsy Moths (1969) on Netflix
Three skydivers barnstorm into a small Kansas town for the Fourth of July. Malcolm Webson, raised there until he was ten, contacts the aunt who did not take him in.
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Plot summary
The Gypsy Moths are three skydivers who travel the country putting on stunt shows: Mike Rettig, the veteran who takes the biggest risks; Joe Browdy, the showman and business manager; and Malcolm Webson, the young newcomer. Their Fourth of July stop is a small Kansas town, and for Malcolm it is home: he was born and raised there, and left at ten after his parents died. His aunt Elizabeth Brandon and her husband John, who did not take him in, invite the three to stay at their house, where a college student named Annie Burke rents a room. Mike takes up with Elizabeth, whose marriage is coming apart, Malcolm is drawn to Annie, and Joe has his eye on a dancer he meets in town.
Cast
- John Napieras Dick Donford
- Thom Conroyas Band Leader(uncredited)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Gypsy Moths (1969)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- When The Gypsy Moths played Radio City Music Hall, the nude love scene and portions of the topless go-go bar scene were deleted. The film had an M rating in New York, but played with an R rating once the two scenes were added.
- Carl Boenish and Jay Gifford shot the aerial photography, filming the jumps with a 35 mm camera mounted on their helmets while jumping alongside the stunt doubles, a half-dozen skydivers including Mike Milts and Garth Taggart.
- John Phillip Law was originally in the cast of The Gypsy Moths, but Scott Wilson replaced him after Law broke his wrist.
