The Aviator (1929 film)

The Aviator
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Directed byRoy Del Ruth
Written byArthur Caesar
Robert Lord
De Leon Anthony (titles)
Based onThe Aviator (play) by James Montgomery
Produced byIrving Asher
StarringEdward Everett Horton
Patsy Ruth Miller
CinematographyChick McGill (aka Barney McGill)
Edited byWilliam Holmes
Music byRex Dunn (uncredited)
Production
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Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • December 14, 1929 (1929-12-14)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Aviator is a 1929 American sound (All-Talking) Pre-Code Vitaphone comedy film produced and released by Warner Bros. Directed by Roy Del Ruth, the film was based on the play of the same name by James Montgomery and stars Edward Everett Horton and Patsy Ruth Miller. The Aviator is similar to the silent comedy The Hottentot (1922), where a hapless individual has to pretend to be a famous steeplehorse jockey. The Aviator today is considered a lost film.