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  1. The Flying Ace is a 1926 black-and-white silent drama film directed by Richard E. Norman with an all- African-American cast. This film was inspired by Bessie Colman and six-reel film, made by Norman Studios in Jacksonville, Florida, utilized a mix of professionals such as leads Laurence Criner and Kathryn Boyd, and non-professional actors. [1] [.

    • Richard E. Norman
    • Norman Film Manufacturing Company
    • Richard E. Norman
    • Laurence Criner, Kathryn Boyd
  2. The Flying Ace (Norman, 1926) — High Quality 1080p - YouTube. André Bourbeau. 2.94K subscribers. 3.9K views 1 year ago. ...more. This is a fully high definition copy of Richard Norman's...

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  3. Filmed at the site of the Norman Studios property in Jacksonville, Florida’s historic Old Arlington neighborhood, and in Mayport, a nearby fishing village, The Flying Ace stars Laurence Criner as Capt. Billy Stokes, a World War I pilot who returns home and resumes his former job as a railroad detective; and Kathryn Boyd as Ruth Sawtelle, the ...

  4. African-Americans were not allowed to serve as pilots in the United States Armed Forces until 1940, but that didn’t stop Richard Norman from making a black fighter pilot the hero of The Flying Ace. In this 1926 film, Captain Billy Stokes returns home victorious after World War I to resume his civilian career as a railroad detective—without ...

  5. The Flying Ace, produced in 1926, is part of an often-overlooked chapter in American film history. Today’s film enthusiast is well aware of the Black performers, such as Paul Robeson and Hattie McDaniel, who achieved significant recognition in the movies during Hollywood’s golden age.

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  7. Synopsis. On a sunny morning, Blair Kimball, paymaster of the M. N. & Q. Railroad, gets off the train at Mayport, Florida, the station at which passengers can change to the Eastern branch local. Finley Tucker, an aviator with a mysterious source of income, watches with Dr. A. G. Maynard, the local dentist, and Jed Splivins, the constable.

  8. The 1926 Silent Film The Flying Ace Tells the Alternative Universe Story of a Black Fighter Pilot, Many Years Before African-Americans Were Allowed to Serve as Pilots in the US Army. in Film | November 20th, 2019 Leave a Comment. Facebook Threads Mastodon Reddit Message Email Share.

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