“See This Daring Girl Flyer Trail Her Sweetie Via the Clouds!”
Silent film — 63 mins.
Paramount Famous Lasky Corp. / Dir. Frank R. Strayer
Production: July 16, 1928 — August 28, 1928
Release date: October 13, 1928
Survival/release status: Lost.
Cast: Richard Dix (Michael Moran), Ruth Elder (Vivian Marshall), Roscoe Karns (Swatty), Brooks Benedict (Basil Worth), E.H. Calvert (Gen. Marshall), Duke Martin (The Sergeant), Tetsu Komai (Sun Yat), Jean Harlow (uncredited extra).
Summary (from AFI): After getting into a fight with a drunkard, Mike Moran spends 10 days on the rock pile and is disinherited by his wealthy uncle; out of luck and work, Mike joins the Marines and is soon court-martialed for kissing Vivian Marshall, a general’s daughter. Mike’s unit is ordered to China, and Mike goes along under guard. Vivian accompanies her father and is captured by a Chinese bandit; Mike rescues her and is himself taken prisoner. Vivian leads a Marine detachment to his rescue, and Mike is quickly pardoned, reinstated by his uncle, and firmly established in Vivian’s affections.
Trivia:
- Harlow got a job on this film when friend Rosalie Roy introduced her to Paramount casting director Joseph Egli; she was paid “a box lunch and $7”. First of two films starring famed aviatrix Ruth Elder, alias “Miss America of Aviation”.
Stills and ad art:
Harlow Heaven 