The Aviator (1929)
1h 15m
Running Time
December 14, 1929Release Date
The Aviator (1929)
1h 15m
Running Time
December 14, 1929Release Date
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Plot.
Brooks, a publisher and his publicist decide to boost the sales of a wartime book of flying experiences. They credit the book to popular author Robert Street, who is completely ignorant about aviation. Robert gets into all sorts of trouble in attempting to carry on the ruse, saving his friend's business but also attracting the attention of aviation-mad Grace Douglas. At first, he is able to carry out simple publicity events, but when he accidentally starts up an aircraft, his incredible aerobatics end with a landing in a haystack. When a race is staged between him and French ace Major Jules Gaillard, it ends with Robert confessing he is no pilot, but still winning Grace's heart. Considered a lost film.
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Cast & Crew.

Edward Everett Horton
Robert Street

Patsy Ruth Miller
Grace Douglas

Johnny Arthur
Hobart

Lee Moran
Brown

Edward Martindel
Gordon

Kewpie Morgan
Sam Robinson

Roy Del Ruth
Director

Armand Kaliz
Maj. Jules Gaillard
Details.
This Movie Is About.
lost film
Wiki.
The Aviator is a 1929 American sound (All-Talking) Pre-Code Vitaphone comedy film produced and released by Warner Bros. Directed by Roy Del Ruth, the film was based on the play of the same name by James Montgomery and stars Edward Everett Horton and Patsy Ruth Miller. The Aviator is similar to the silent comedy The Hottentot (1922), where a hapless individual has to pretend to be a famous steeplehorse jockey. The Aviator today is considered a lost film.