Drama ·Adventure · United States of America · 1928 · 50m

The Sky Rider

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Director
Alan James
Cast
Champion the Dog as Champion Gareth Hughes as Dick Wilson Josephine Hill as Alice Allan J.P. Lockney as John Wilson John Tansey as Joseph Sheldon Lewis as Doc Slade
Crew
Alan James — Screenplay
Synopsis

The disinherited nephew of an aviation magnate plots to get a share of his uncle’s millions. He causes the near-death of his cousin when a bomb placed in his plane explodes in mid-air. He then hires thugs to abduct the uncle in order to force him to give over part of his fortune, but is foiled by the arrival of a cousin and police.

Mood & Themes
aviationlast will and testamentgerman shepherduncle nephew relationshipaerial stuntslost footageairplane pilotgreedy heirs
Key Collaborators
Alan James Director Alan James Screenplay
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