Two former WWI aces from opposite sides, Bill Ramsey and Otto Shumann, in the best tradition of Eddie Rickenbacker and the Red Baron, barnstorm their way across the Poverty Row skies of middle-America while competing for daredevil honors and the favors of the lovely Eve.
Practical Effects
Actual 1931 stunt pilots risking death for Poverty Row paychecks.
Production
Gloriously fake miniature cities exploding under toy planes.
Director
Phil Whitman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Real barnstorming pilots performed the stunts, including one who reportedly broke his leg mid-shoot and finished the scene.
Released months before the Empire State Building's completion, this captures America's obsession with conquering vertical space before skyscrapers stole the dream.
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