The Flight Commander (1927)
September 1, 1927Release Date
Plot.
In China, a pilot saves British residents from a Bolshevik's massacre plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Maurice Elvey
Director
Alan Cobham
Self - Sir Alan Cobham
Estelle Brody
Mary
John Stuart
John Massey
Humberston Wright
James Mortimer
Vesta Sylva
Babette
Alf Goddard
Tommy
John Longden
Ivan
Cyril McLaglen
Sammy
William Pardue
Pierre
A. Bromley Davenport
Philosopher
Eugene Clifford
Writer
Gareth Gundrey
Producer
Victor Saville
Producer
Basil Emmott
Cinematographer
Percy Strong
Cinematographer
Details.
Wiki.
The Flight Commander is a 1927 British silent war film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Alan Cobham, Estelle Brody and John Stuart. It was made by British Gaumont at their Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush. The celebrated First World War pilot Alan Cobham appeared as himself. It is also known by the alternative title of With Cobham to the Cape.
The film focused on the bombardment of a Chinese town. It was built with great publicity in Hendon.