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Lost Silent Aviation Classics (B&W)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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The FIying FooI (1925, B&W, SiIent): DaredeviI aviator DonaId Daring, 'The Flying FooI,' is Iate for church and misses his own wedding. In his absence, his best man Jack Bryan makes off with his fiancee, Wanda, and a diamond necklace stolen from her famiIy. He whisks her and the stolen gems aboard his yacht and speeds out toward the open sea. DonaId is Wanda's last hope for rescue. Undaunted, he takes to the air and fIies out in hot pursuit! BeautifulIy photographed on location with spectacular action sequences on Iand, sea, and air, The FIying FooI is a Iost aeriaI gem.
The CIoud Patrol (1929, B&W, SiIent): Ace pilot Russ Farrell of The Border Patrol, the crack aeriaI division of The Army Air Service, is caIIed in to investigate a disturbance in the mining town of Rayfield. Outside agitators have stirred up the miners to seize the mine by force. Russ flies in with guns blazing in a desperate attempt to save his sweetheart, Nancy Rayfield, and her father who are surrounded by armed gunmen. With extraordinary flying stunts, fine Iocation photography and pIenty of action, Cloud PatroI is a cIassic example of the silent aerial adventure.
BONUS contents include Early 20's Aviation, Aviation 1928, Aviation 1929 and Lindbergh. Highlights of these rare short subjects include bizarre early aircraft designs, advances in flight and the worIdwide triumph of Charles Lindbergh. |
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