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The Night Flyer
(1928) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels / 5954 feet
Directed by Walter Lang

Cast: William Boyd [Jimmy Bradley], Jobyna Ralston [Kate Murphy], Philo McCullough [Bat Mullins], Ann Schaeffer (Anne Schaefer) [Mrs. Murphy], De Witt Jennings (DeWitt Jennings) [Bucks], John Milerta [Tony], Robert Dudley [Freddy]

James Cruze, Incorporated, production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated. / Scenario by Walter Woods, with dialogue by Walter Woods, from an adaptation by Walter Woods of the novel Held for Orders: Being Stories of Railroad Life by Frank Hamilton Spearman. Art direction by Charles Cadwallader. Assistant director, Arthur Kemp. Cinematography by Ernest Miller. Film editor, Mildred Johnson. Presented by James Cruze. / © 17 January 1928 by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated [LP24873]. Released 5 February 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.

Drama: Action.

Survival status: Print exists [35mm positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 5 August 2012.

References: ClasIm-220 p. 41 : Website-AFI : with additional information provided by Chris Michael.