Wolves of the Air
- Directed by
- Francis Ford
- Country
- United States
- 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 World War I veteran returns home to find his father's airplane factory has been taken over. He gets a job at a rival company and enters an air race to win back a government contract, overcoming sabotage along the way.
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What happens
Wolves of the Air is a 1927 American silent action film directed by Francis Ford and starring Johnnie Walker, Lois Boyd and Maurice Costello. It was considered a lost film until 2021 when it was retrieved in the collection of the Dordrecht Regional Archives, and is in excellent condition. Returning from serving in World War I, Bob Warne finds that his father's airplane factory has been taken over. Getting employment at a rival factory, he enters an air race in order to win a government contract. Despite repeated attempts at sabotage he is triumphant. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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