The High Flyer

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The High Flyer
Directed by Harry Joe Brown
Based onThe Bird Man by J. Frank Clark
Produced byHarry Joe Brown
Starring Reed Howes
Ethel Shannon
Paul Panzer
Production
company
Harry J. Brown Productions
Distributed by Rayart Pictures
Release date
  • September 30, 1926 (1926-09-30)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

The High Flyer is a 1926 American silent action film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Reed Howes, Ethel Shannon and Paul Panzer. [1] It was distributed by the independent Rayart Pictures, the forerunner of Monogram Pictures.

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Synopsis

Jim, a World War I veteran and airplane designer has his plans for a new model stolen by his associate Dick, who wants to sell them to a wealthy manufacturer while wooing his daughter Winnie.

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References

  1. Munden p.348

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