Flying Luck
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DVD Details
- Rated: Not Rated
- Run Time: 1 hours, 11 minutes
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: June 5, 2018
- Originally Released: 1927
- Label: Undercrank Productions
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Monty Banks & Jean Arthur | |
Performer: | Jack W. Johnston & Kewpie Morgan | |
Directed by | Herman C. Raymaker | |
Edited by | William Holmes | |
Screenplay by | Charles Horan | |
Story by | Monty Banks & Charles Horan | |
Produced by | Monty Banks | |
Director of Photography: | James Diamond |
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Product Description:
Monty Banks wants to be like his hero Charles Lindbergh, and will do anything to learn to fly a plane. After building his own doesn't go so well, he winds up enlisting in the Army. During basic training, Monty falls in love with the Colonel's daughter (played by a young Jean Arthur), tangles with a mean drill sergeant (Kewpie Morgan) and is mistaken for a visiting French dignitary. But eventually Monty winds up in a plane and wins the big Army-Navy air polo match! On May 20, 1927 Charles Lindbergh successfully performed the first transatlantic solo flight, captivating the nation, if not the world... and inspired Monty Banks to make this aviation-themed comedy feature. Flying Luck co-stars a young Jean Arthur (Easy Living, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Shane). This extremely rare silent film has never been available on home video, and is seen here in a transfer from a rare, vintage 35mm nitrate print. Monty Banks entered films in 1916 and, after supporting other comedians for a few years, had a successful series of starring shorts from 1920 to 1924. Banks is probably best known for the climactic reels of his thrill comedy feature Play Safe (1927), which were featured in Robert Youngson's compilation movie The Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961). BONUS: This DVD includes 40 minutes of newsreels covering Lucky Lindy's infamous flight from New York to Paris. Region 0.
Product Info
- Sales Rank: 13,087
- UPC: 739189943333
- Shipping Weight: 0.26/lbs (approx)
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