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The Sky Ranger (1921)

The Sky Ranger poster
Directed by
George B. Seitz
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An inventor creates a new aviation device and must protect it from thieves who want to steal his work. The action moves through exotic locations as the hero and his allies chase the conspirators.

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What happens

The Sky Ranger (aka The Man Who Stole the Moon) is a 1921 American 15-episode/chapter silent film serial. Directed by George B. Seitz who also starred with June Caprice, the film serial was an adventure film with locales as exotic as Tibet. The plot staple of an inventor of aviation technology having to contend with conspirators who wish to steal the invention, often appeared in aviation films. The Sky Ranger is considered to be lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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