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Captain Fly-by-Night (1922)

Captain Fly-by-Night poster
Directed by
William K. Howard
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rated
NR
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man becomes a daring outlaw in Spanish California. He fights for justice and wins the heart of a beautiful woman.

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What happens

Captain Fly-by-Night is a 1922 American silent adventure film directed by William K. Howard and starring Johnnie Walker, Francis McDonald, and Shannon Day. Set in historic Spanish California, it was inspired by the success of the 1920 film The Mark of Zorro, and was based upon a novel of the same name by Johnston McCulley. The film has been released on DVD. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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