Eagle of the Night (1928)

Directed by

Jimmy Fulton

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 42m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An early silent serial about a pilot. It follows the adventures of a stunt aviator in ten chapters. Much of the film is lost and the surviving footage is a rarity.

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What happens

Eagle of the Night is a 1928 American drama film serial directed by James F. Fulton. Dismissed when released and completely forgotten in the modern era, the 10-chapter aviation serial starred real-life aviator Frank Clarke, a stunt pilot in such fare as Wings (1927), Hell's Angel (1930), and The Flying Deuces (1939). Eagle of the Night was one of the last silent film serials produced by Pathé Studios. The entire serial is not known to exist, with half of chapters 3 and 6, all of 7, 8, and 9, and the beginning of the 10th and final chapter considered lost. The surviving footage as available via Grapevine Video, of Eagle of the Night runs about 1 hour and 50 minutes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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