Distributed by
Norman Studios, American, 1920 - 1928
Subject of
Boyd, Kathryn, American, 1897 - 1965
Criner, John L., American, 1898 - 1965
De Legge, Boise, American
Daniels, Lions, American
Colvin, George, American, born 1864
Jordan, Sam
Brown, R.L.
Reynolds, Steve, American, 1892 - 1945
Coleman, Bessie, American, 1892 - 1926
Date
1926
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W (image): 21 1/2 × 13 in. (54.6 × 33 cm)
H x W (sheet): 22 1/16 × 14 in. (56 × 35.6 cm)
Caption
In this 1926 film, black fighter pilot Captain Billy Stokes, played by Laurence Criner, returns home from World War I a hero and resumes his civilian career as a railroad detective. The role of pilot Ruth Sawtelle, played by Kathryn Boyd, is inspired by aviator Bessie Coleman. Coleman had been in talks with race film studio Norman Productions to star in a film about her life when she was killed during a flight in Jacksonville, Florida.
Description
This movie herald has an orange background and features a large square in the middle of the sheet depicting several black and white scenes from the movie: a man (Lawrence Criner) in a WWI uniform, a heart-shaped vignette of man embracing a woman in an air pilot's uniform, and a man parachuting from a burning plane and the text [Thrills! / Action! / Punch!]. Above the vignettes is the title: [The Norman Studios Presents the Super Feature Photoplay/ THE FLYING ACE/ Sensation of the Year] and below is printed cast and production information. Across the very top, in a white rectangle, is black text reading [Coming to this theatre].
Place used
United States, North and Central America
Collection title
A Cinema Apart: The Larry Richards Collection of Early Black Film
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Type
fliers (printed matter)
posters
Topic
Actors
Film
Race films
U.S. History, 1919-1933
World War I
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.118.245
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53ef41ed1-613e-4757-985f-a698a4bc2018

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