Wolves of the Air
- Directed by
- Francis Ford
- Country
- United States
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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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