Air Eagles (1931)

An airplane pilot and a criminal battle for the woman they love.

Director:

Phil Whitman

Writers:

Walter Q. MacDonald (story), Hampton Del Ruth (scenario),

Stars:

Lloyd Hughes, Norman Kerry, Shirley Grey

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Lloyd Hughes	...	Bill Ramsey
Norman Kerry	...	Otto Schumann
Shirley Grey	...	Eve
Berton Churchill	...	Windy J. Bailey
Matty Kemp	...	Eddie Ramsey
Otis Harlan	...	Mr. Ramsey
Kathrin Clare Ward	...	Mrs. Ramsey (as Katherine Ward)
Eddie Fetherston	...	Pickpocket (as Eddie Featherstone)

Storyline

Two former WWI aces from opposite sides,Bill Ramsey and Otto Shumann, in the best tradition of Eddie Rickenbacker and the Red Baron, barnstorm their way across the Poverty Row skies of middle-America while competing for daredevil honors and the favors of the lovely Eve.

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Plot Keywords:

airplane | stock footage | airplane crash | machine gun | dinner party | 

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Taglines:

Romance in the Clouds (original poster)

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 December 1931 (USA)

Also Known As:

To flegomeno aeroplano

Company Credits

Production Co:

Larry Darmour Productions, Standard Photoplay Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

Creaky early talkie aviation picture.

This lumbering early sound film can be added to the roll call of aviation movies of the day - WINGS, DAWN PATROL, LAST FLIGHT, DEVIL'S SQUADRON, EAGLE AND THE HAWK.

This time it's barnstorming airmen, making the film a curious comparison with THE GYPSY MOTHS. The cast combines the talents of silent movie leading men Hughes (Ella Cinders, Lost World) and Kerry (Hunchback of Notre Dame), John Ford's resident heavy Churchill and technicians who would later work in the serials. Neither the performances or the handling create much interest but it is curious to hear the leads' voices and the subject and it's small town USA setting deliver some interest.