Won in the Clouds

Won in the Clouds (1928)

A Swahili village is affected by disease. The nearby diamond mine is using this as an excuse not to ship diamonds back to HQ in South Africa. The mine president has sent a doctor, his beautiful daughter and her caregiver to find out what is going on and to cure the natives. They are travelling on foot. To speed things up the president sends his ace flyer up...

Date of release
1928-04-21
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (2)
Runtime
52m
Genres
Action
Director
Bruce Mitchell

Casting

Interesting facts

Won in the Clouds is a 1928 American silent adventure film directed by Bruce M. Mitchell and starring Al Wilson.

Production

Al Wilson was not only the star of Won in the Clouds but also flew as a "stunt pilot" in the film. After becoming a flying instructor and a short period as manager of the Mercury Aviation Company, founded by one of his students, Cecil B. DeMille, Wilson became more and more skilled in performing stunts, including wing-walking, and left the company to become a professional stunt pilot, specializing in Hollywood aviation films.

Wilson worked together with stuntmen like Frank Clarke and Wally Timm and also for film companies, including Universal Pictures. After numerous appearances in stunt roles, he started his career as an actor in 1923 with the serial The Eagle's Talons. Wilson produced his own movies until 1927, when he went back to work with Universal.

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