Distributed by:

Norman Studios, American, 1920 - 1928  Search this

Subject of:

John L. Criner, American, 1898 - 1965  Search this

Kathryn Boyd, American, 1897 - 1965  Search this

Harold Platts  Search this

Lions Daniels, American  Search this

George Colvin, American, born 1864  Search this

Sam Jordan  Search this

R.L. Brown  Search this

Steve Reynolds, American, 1892 - 1945  Search this

Created by:

Boise De Legge, American  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 11 × 13 15/16 in. (27.9 × 35.4 cm)

Type:

lobby cards

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

1926

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:

A black and white lobby card for the film The Flying Ace.

The card features two heart-shaped vignettes, one of Kathryn Boyd with Lawrence Criner, in a WWI uniform, and one of a Boyd with another man. At the top left corner is an image of a man parachuting from a burning plane. Across the bottom is [The Greatest Airplane Thriller Ever Produced / Six Smashing Reels / Thrills! Love! / Laughs! Mystery! / Produced by Norman Studios / Arlington, Fla. / All Colored Cast featuring / Lawrence Criner and Kathryn Boyd / Supported by / Boise De Legge, Harold Platts, Lions Daniel, George Colvin, Sam Jordan, Dr. R. L. Brown, and Steve Reynolds, (PEG).

Transcription Center Status:

Transcribed by digital volunteers

Topic:

African American  Search this

Actors  Search this

Film  Search this

Race films  Search this

U.S. History, 1919-1933  Search this

World War I  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2013.118.105.1

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

A Cinema Apart: African American Film Memorabilia (Larry Richards Collection)

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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EDAN-URL:

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