The Flying Fleet

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The Flying Fleet is a 1929 silent aviation drama film centered on U.S. Navy pilots, notable for its early depiction of military aviation and association with screenwriter and former naval aviator Frank Wead.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aviation film
film
basedOn story by Frank Wead
cinematographyBy John F. Seitz NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director George W. Hill NERFINISHED
distributedInFormat 35 mm film
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
editedBy Sam Zimbalist NERFINISHED
features U.S. Navy aircraft
aerial stunts
flight training sequences
filmStudioEra Classical Hollywood cinema
genre aviation film
drama
war film
hasFormat black-and-white
hasIntertitlesLanguage English
hasMusicBy William Axt NERFINISHED
hasTheme camaraderie among naval aviators
duty and sacrifice in military service
romantic rivalry
notableFor association with former naval aviator and screenwriter Frank Wead
early depiction of U.S. military aviation
originalLanguage Silent film with English intertitles
partOf early sound era transitional films
producer Irving Thalberg NERFINISHED
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
releaseDate 1929-01-19
releaseYear 1929
runtimeMinutes 95
screenwriter Frank Wead NERFINISHED
Richard Schayer NERFINISHED
setIn U.S. Navy aviation units
United States Naval Academy NERFINISHED
starring Anita Page NERFINISHED
Edward Nugent NERFINISHED
Howard Draves NERFINISHED
Karl Dane NERFINISHED
Ralph Graves NERFINISHED
Ramon Novarro NERFINISHED
subject U.S. Navy pilots
military aviation

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Frank Wead notableWork The Flying Fleet
this entity surface form: The Flying Fleet (story)