SILVER

When World War I veteran pilot Captain Billy Stokes (a charismatic Laurence Criner) returns home, he resumes his former job as a railroad company detective and is tasked with catching a gang of thieves who have absconded with a satchel filled with $25,000. An exciting, romantic aviation adventure that features spectacular aerial combat, THE FLYING ACE is a quintessential example of the "race film" — a genre of movies starring all African American casts made for African American audiences. Filmmaker Richard E. Norman produced the film through his Norman Pictures banner, which was one of the leading companies producing race films at the time. DIR/SCR/PROD Richard E. Norman. U.S., 1926, b&w, 65 min. NOT RATED

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