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The Flying Ace (1926)

1926Public Domain
Poster for The Flying Ace (1926)

About this film

I've been researching newly public domain films from 1929 and earlier, so I'm uploading the best possible copies that I can find. This airplane mystery was inspired by the story of Bessie Coleman, the first Native American/African-American woman to receive a pilots license. It follows a pilot who returns a hero from World War I, but finds a criminal mystery in his home town. No contemporary reviews appear to have survived, though modern audiences find the film to be more than it appears on the surface.

Directors & creators

Richard E. Norman

Subjects

Film, Mystery, Crime, Adventure, Romance, Silent

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