Object Details
- Distributed by
- Norman Studios, American, 1920 - 1928
- Subject of
- John L. Criner, American, 1898 - 1965
- Kathryn Boyd, American, 1897 - 1965
- Created by
- Boise De Legge, American
- Subject of
- Harold Platts
- Lions Daniels, American
- George Colvin, American, born 1864
- Sam Jordan
- R.L. Brown
- Steve Reynolds, American, 1892 - 1945
- 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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1926
- Object number
- 2013.118.105.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- lobby cards
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 13 15/16 in. (27.9 × 35.4 cm)
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- A Cinema Apart: The Larry Richards Collection of Early Black Film
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Actors
- Film
- Race films
- U.S. History, 1919-1933
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.118.105.1
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a48a42d5-5131-4a36-b7f6-aa7437b18d2f
