High Flying George
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| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
High Flying George (aka High-Flying George) is a 1927 American film comedy depicting a wedding taking place on an aircraft. By 1927, the aerial stunt of an airborne wedding was becoming a commonplace Hollywood stunt.
Plot
[edit]George, an amorous Romeo has an idea to make his upcoming wedding a unique event. Seeing that a pilot is advertising a wedding "in the sky", George signs up but finds he is not the only one who will be flying.
Two couples are going to be wed by a priest who administers the oaths. George and his fiancé wait their turn on the top wing of a Curtiss Jenny biplane, with the banner "Just Married" on its fuselage.
Production
[edit]Principal photography on High Flying George took place in 1927.[1] A recent commentary on the production is that "The airplane wedding was a movie commonplace by the time of "High Flying George", 1927.[2]
Reception
[edit]Aviation film historian James Farmer in Celluloid Wings: The Impact of Movies on Aviation (1984) described High Flying George, a minor piece, highlighting an "airborne wedding in a Curtiss Jenny."[1] High Flying George was advertised as an "extra added attraction" and a "novelty comedy".[3]
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Farmer 1984, p. 315.
- ^ "High Flying George". Alamy, 2019. Retrieved: July 7, 2019.
- ^ "Monday, March 12, 1928 - Page 7." Winnipeg Free Press Newspaper Archives, 2019. Retrieved: July 7, 2019.
Bibliography
[edit]- Farmer, James H. Celluloid Wings: The Impact of Movies on Aviation (1st ed.). Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania: TAB Books 1984. ISBN 978-0-83062-374-7.
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