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The Flying Fool (1929)

The Flying Fool poster
Directed by
Tay Garnett
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 13m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A pilot gets into comedic mishaps involving airplanes and romance during the early days of aviation. The film follows his antics as he tries to win a girl's heart and navigate flying adventures.

light-heartedzanydatedbreezywhimsicalplayfulnostalgic

What happens

The Flying Fool is a 1929 American aviation-themed film produced and distributed by Pathé Exchange as both a silent film and sound film just as Hollywood was transitioning to filming with sound. Tay Garnett directed and William Boyd, Russell Gleason and Marie Prevost starred. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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