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The Air Mail Pilot
(1928) United States of America
B&W : Six reels / 5435 feet
Directed by Gene Carroll
Cast: James F. Fulton [Jimmie Dean], Earl Metcalfe [Tom Miller], Blanche Mehaffey [Ruth Ross], De Witt Jennings (DeWitt Jennings) [Robert Ross], Max Hawley [Hap Lester], Carl Stockdale [Addison Simms]
[?] Superlative Pictures or Hi-Mark Productions? production; distributed by [?] Hi-Mark Productions or Superlative Pictures? / Scenario by Harriet Virginia. Cinematography by Lew Lang. / No copyright registration. Released 11 February 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.
Drama: Action.
Synopsis: [Motion Picture News Booking Guide, 1929, (14):233] Young air mail pilot arouses wrath of father of girl he loves, result being that he is forbidden to see her. However, he finds that his rival plans to rob the air mail. Villain makes haul, tries to shift blame on others but airman and girl pursue him and bring him down to earth where he gets his just deserts.
Reviews: [Photoplay, April 1929, page 8] Another air mail story which breaks all the rules of aviation.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Aviation - Transportation: Airplanes
Listing updated: 21 March 2012.
References: Photoplay-192904 p. 8 : Website-AFI.
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