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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Flying Fleet canonical | 1 |
| The Flying Fleet (story) | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aviation film
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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
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drama ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| hasIntertitlesLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMusicBy | William Axt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
camaraderie among naval aviators
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duty and sacrifice in military service ⓘ romantic rivalry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with former naval aviator and screenwriter Frank Wead
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Flying Fleet (story)