Captain Fly-by-Night

1922 film by William K. Howard

  • December 24, 1922 (1922-12-24)
Running time
50 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Captain Fly-by-Night is a 1922 American silent adventure film directed by William K. Howard and starring Johnnie Walker, Francis McDonald, and Shannon Day.[1] Set in historic Spanish California, it was inspired by the success of the 1920 film The Mark of Zorro, and was based upon a novel of the same name by Johnston McCulley.[2] The film has been released on DVD.[2]

Plot

Cast

  • Johnnie Walker as First Stranger
  • Francis McDonald as Second Stranger
  • Shannon Day as Señorita Fernandez
  • Eddie Gribbon as Sgt. Cassara
  • Victory Bateman as Señora
  • James McElhern as Padre Miguel
  • Charles Stevens as Indian
  • Bert Wheeler as Governor
  • Fred Kelsey as Gomez
  • Monte Collins as Drunk (uncredited)
  • Kit Guard as Indian (uncredited)
  • Noble Johnson as Indian (uncredited)

References

  1. ^ Munden p. 110.
  2. ^ a b "Progressive Silent Film List: Captain Fly-by-Night". silentera.com.

Bibliography

  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

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