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Flying Romeos (1928)

Flying Romeos poster
Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two friends get involved in a comedic adventure involving airplanes. The film follows their mishaps and humorous attempts at flying.

lightheartedslapstickfast-pacedcomediczanydatedwhimsicalplayful

What happens

Flying Romeos is a 1928 American comedy adventure directed by Mervyn LeRoy and written by John McDermott, Sidney Lazarus, Gene Towne, and John W. Conway. The film stars the comedy team of Charles Murray and George Sidney, stars of Universal's popular "The Cohens and Kellys" comedies, moonlighting at First National Pictures. Other sidekicks included Fritzi Ridgeway, Lester Bernard, Duke Martin, James Bradbury Jr., and Belle Mitchell. Flying Romeos was released on February 26, 1928, by First National Pictures, typically a B movie studio. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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