Wolves of the Air

Wolves of the Air is a 1927 American silent action film directed by Francis Ford and starring Johnnie Walker, Lois Boyd and Maurice Costello.^[1] It is now considered a lost film. In 2021 this so called lost film was retrieved in the collection of the Dordrecht Regional Archives, and is in excellent condition.^[2]

Wolves of the Air
Directed by	Francis Ford
Written by	Francis Ford James Bell Smith
Starring	Johnnie Walker Lois Boyd Maurice Costello
Cinematography	Herbert Kirkpatrick
Production company	Sterling Pictures
Distributed by	Sterling Pictures
Release date	January 22, 1927 (1927-01-22)
Running time	15:07 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent (English and French intertitles)

Returning from serving in World War I, Bob Warne finds that his father's airplane factory has been taken over. Getting employment at a rival factory, he enters an air race in order to win a government contract. Despite repeated attempts at sabotage he is triumphant.

Cast

• Johnnie Walker as Bob Warne
• Lois Boyd as Peggy Tanner
• Maurice Costello as Bob's Father
• Mildred Harris as Marceline Manning
• Gayne Whitman as Evan Steele
• William Boyd as Jerry Tanner
• Billy Bletcher as 'Big Boy' Durkey
• Bud Jamison as 'Short-Cut' McGee