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The Flying Ace

1926·65 min·US
Director: Richard E. Norman
CrimeActionDrama

A veteran World War I fighter pilot returns home a war hero and immediately regains his former job as a railroad company detective. His first case: recover a stolen satchel filled with $25,000 of company payroll, locate a missing employee, and capture a gang of railroad thieves.

A veteran World War I fighter pilot returns home a war hero and immediately regains his former job as a railroad company detective. His first case: recover a stolen satchel filled with $25,000 of company payroll, locate a missing employee, and capture a gang of railroad thieves.

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Cast

Laurence Criner

Laurence Criner

Capt. Billy Stokes

Kathryn Boyd

Kathryn Boyd

Ruth Sawtelle

B

Boise De Legge

H

Harold Platts

L

Lions Daniels

G

George Colvin

S

Sam Jordan

R

R.L. Brown

S

Steve Reynolds

Crew

Richard E. Norman

writer

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