The Flight Commander (1927)
- Directed by
- Maurice Elvey
- Genre
- silent film, war film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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