6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Sky King (1952)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.5
Overview
Sky King is an American radio and television adventure series. The title character is Arizona rancher and aircraft pilot Schuyler "Sky" King. The series was likely based on a true-life personality of the 1930s, Jack Cones, the "Flying Constable" of Twentynine Palms in San Bernardino County, California, although this claim is unverified. Although the series had strong western elements, King mostly captured criminals and spies, and found lost hikers with the use of his plane, the Songbird. Though the planes used changed during the course of the series, the later model was not given a number, but was still known as the Songbird. King and his niece, Penny, lived on the Flying Crown Ranch, near the town of Grover, Arizona. Penny and Clipper were also pilots, though still relatively inexperienced and looking to their uncle for guidance and mentoring. Penny was an accomplished air racer and rated multi-engine pilot, whom Sky trusted to fly the Songbird. In the third TV episode, Penny refers to Clipper as "my brother", so they are siblings. The musical score was largely the work of Herschel Burke Gilbert.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Overview
Sky King is an American radio and television adventure series. The title character is Arizona rancher and aircraft pilot Schuyler "Sky" King. The series was likely based on a true-life personality of the 1930s, Jack Cones, the "Flying Constable" of Twentynine Palms in San Bernardino County, California, although this claim is unverified. Although the series had strong western elements, King mostly captured criminals and spies, and found lost hikers with the use of his plane, the Songbird. Though the planes used changed during the course of the series, the later model was not given a number, but was still known as the Songbird. King and his niece, Penny, lived on the Flying Crown Ranch, near the town of Grover, Arizona. Penny and Clipper were also pilots, though still relatively inexperienced and looking to their uncle for guidance and mentoring. Penny was an accomplished air racer and rated multi-engine pilot, whom Sky trusted to fly the Songbird. In the third TV episode, Penny refers to Clipper as "my brother", so they are siblings. The musical score was largely the work of Herschel Burke Gilbert.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's dominant themes align with conservative values due to its consistent portrayal of individual initiative and self-reliance as the primary means of solving problems and upholding justice, rather than relying on governmental or systemic solutions.
This classic adventure series features traditional casting, predominantly with white actors in mainstream roles. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive portrayal of traditional identities, without explicit DEI themes or critiques of established norms.
Secondary
As a children's adventure series from the mid-20th century, 'Sky King' does not feature any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The show's narrative focuses on traditional adventure tropes, with no representation of queer identities or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1952 television series "Sky King" is an adaptation of a radio series. The primary characters, Sky King, Penny, and Clipper, maintain the same genders as established in the original radio program, with no instances of gender swapping for any significant roles.
The 1952 television series "Sky King" is an adaptation of a radio series. The main characters, Sky King, Penny, and Clipper, were established as white in the original radio program and were portrayed by white actors in the TV series. No instances of a race swap are identified.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.8
5.1
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
More Like This
Leans Traditional
7.8
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
(1969)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
7.5
Hud
(1963)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
8.0
The Lusty Men
(1952)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
10.0
In Trousers
(1979)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Traditional
7.3
Hang 'em High
(1968)
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Traditional
7.7
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
(1954)
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Traditional
8.1
True Grit
(2010)
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Traditional
6.8
Appaloosa
(2008)
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
6.8
The Missouri Breaks
(1976)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
7.9
Jeremiah Johnson
(1972)
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
Traditional
8.4
My Darling Clementine
(1946)
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
9.0
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
(1948)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
7.8
High Plains Drifter
(1973)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
7.4
Forty Guns
(1957)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Traditional
8.1
3:10 to Yuma
(1957)
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Traditional
6.8
The Cowboys
(1972)
Political: Strong Right
Diversity: Moderate
Leans Traditional
6.8
One-Eyed Jacks
(1961)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Traditional
7.1
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
(1957)
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Traditional
8.3
Shane
(1953)
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
6.9
Duel in the Sun
(1946)
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low