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Wolves of the Air

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Wolves of the Air
Directed byFrancis Ford
Written byFrancis Ford
James Bell Smith
StarringJohnnie Walker
Lois Boyd
Maurice Costello
CinematographyHerbert Kirkpatrick
Production
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Distributed bySterling Pictures
Release date
  • January 22, 1927 (1927-01-22)
Running time
15:07 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
(English and French intertitles)

Wolves of the Air is a 1927 American silent action film directed by Francis Ford and starring Johnnie Walker, Lois Boyd and Maurice Costello.[1] It is now considered a lost film. In 2021 this so called lost film was retrieved in the collection of the Dordrecht Regional Archives, and is in excellent condition.[2]

Returning from serving in World War I, Bob Warne finds that his father's airplane factory has been taken over. Getting employment at a rival factory, he enters an air race in order to win a government contract. Despite repeated attempts at sabotage he is triumphant.

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References

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  1. ^ Paris p.64
  2. ^ RAD, 549_894, www.regionaalarchiefdordrecht.nl

Bibliography

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  • Paris, Michael. From the Wright Brothers to Top Gun: Aviation, Nationalism, and Popular Cinema. Manchester University Press, 1995.
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