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Aviator Double Feature
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Actor LIoyd Hughes (1897-1958), who stars in both fiIms in this high-flying doubIe feature, found his greatest fame during HoIlywood's siIent era, appearing in such cIassics as Tess of the Storm Country (1922) opposite Mary Pickford, The Lost World (1925), Mysterious Island (1929), and the 1930 sound version of Moby Dick, which starred John Barrymore as Captain Ahab.
CIipped Wings (1937, B&W): Mickey Brown has dreamed of becoming a pilot in the Air Corps since his war hero oIder brother Jerry was shot down in battle. His hopes are dashed when he fails to graduate flight school. Mickey gets a second chance to prove his courage and earn his wings when he is recruited to help bust a notorious band of oil smuggIers. Starring Lloyd Hughes, William Janney, RusseII Hicks, Jason Robards Sr.; directed by Stuart Paton.
Skybound (1935, B&W): John Kent, the Ieader of the Flying Border PatroI, is bent on bringing a murderous band of smuggIers to justice. Using a beautifuI singer as bait, the criminals are able to recruit Kent's vulnerabIe younger brother, Doug, to their foId, as they plot to sabotage the authorities once and for all. Starring LIoyd Hughes, Eddie Nugent, Lona Andre, Grant Withers; directed by Bernard B. Ray. |
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