Flying High (1926 film)

Flying High
Directed by	Charles Hutchison
Written by	L. V. Jefferson
Starring	William Fairbanks Alice Calhoun Frank Rice
Cinematography	James S. Brown Jr.
Edited by	Edward Curtiss
Production company	Camera Pictures
Distributed by	Lumas Film Corporation
Release date	December 20, 1926 (1926-12-20)
Running time	60 minutes (4,665ft) [1]
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Flying High is a 1926 American silent action film directed by Charles Hutchison and starring William Fairbanks, Alice Calhoun and Frank Rice. ^[2]

The film is based on a magazine story by William Henry Cook, entitled "The Watchman in the Sky." ^[3]

Flying High was the fourth of eight William Fairbanks productions released through Lumas Film Corporation. ^[4] Shooting began in December 1926. ^[4]

Cast

• William Fairbanks as Roy Cummins
• Alice Calhoun as Patricia Barton
• Frank Rice as Haines - the Mechanic
• LeRoy Mason as Lester Swope
• Jimmy Anderson as Carson
• Cecile Cameron as Vera Owens
• Joseph W. Girard as Col. Rockliffe Owens
• James Gordon as V.E. Martin

References

Citations

1. Kinematograph Year Book 1928. London: London Kinematograph Publications Ltd. 1928. p. 69. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
2. Munden 1997, p. 256.
3. "Next Fairbanks Release". Moving Picture Word. Vol. 79, no. 6. New York City. April 10, 1926. p. 422. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
4. "Complete Cast for William Fairbanks' "Flying High"". Motion Picture News. Vol. XXXIV, no. 25. New York City. December 18, 1926. p. 2335. Retrieved July 1, 2025.

Sources

• Munden, Kenneth White (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 256. ISBN   978-0520209640.

External links

• Flying High at IMDb