The Flight Commander (1927)

Directed by

Maurice Elvey

Genre

silent film, war film

Country

United Kingdom

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A silent war film about a bombardment of a Chinese town. A famous World War One pilot plays himself. The movie was built with a lot of publicity.

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What happens

The Flight Commander is a 1927 British silent war film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Alan Cobham, Estelle Brody and John Stuart. It was made by British Gaumont at their Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush. The celebrated First World War pilot Alan Cobham appeared as himself. It is also known by the alternative title of With Cobham to the Cape. The film focused on the bombardment of a Chinese town. It was built with great publicity in Hendon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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