
Two eager young pilots at flight school compete over their flight instructor's aviatrix sister..


Look, if you’re not already deep into early cinema or have a specific fascination with rickety biplanes, The Air Circus is going to be a tough sell today. It’s a 1928 Fox Movietone feature, meaning it’s straddling that strange line between silent spectacle and the awkward birth of talkies. For those who appreciate the ...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Howard Hawks

Alexander Butler
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"Look, if you’re not already deep into early cinema or have a specific fascination with rickety biplanes, The Air Circus is going to be a tough sell today. It’s a 1928 Fox Movietone feature, meaning it’s straddling that strange line between silent spectacle and the awkward birth of talkies. For those who appreciate the quirks of this transitional period, or just want to see some genuinely impressive stunt flying, there’s a weird, lurching charm to it. Everyone else will probably wonder what the f..."

Louise Dresser
William Kernell, F. Hugh Herbert, C. Graham Baker, Norman Z. McLeod, Seton I. Miller, Andrew Bennison
United States

