Now We’re in the Air (1927): Cast
Now We’re in the Air is a 1927 comedy directed by Frank R. Strayer, starring Wallace Beery as Wally, Raymond Hatton and Russell Simpson. It runs 1 hour.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h (60 min)
- Director
- Frank R. Strayer
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Now We’re in the Air About?
The premise of Now We’re in the Air without spoilers.
Cousins Wally and Ray plot to claim their Scottish grandfather’s aviation fortune, pulling them into the U.S. Flying Corps. A stray balloon carries them over enemy lines; they are mistaken for heroes and sent back as spies. Captured and nearly executed, the comic chaos ends happily. Only about 20 minutes of the original six‑reel comedy survive.
Now We’re in the Air Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- aviators
- balloon
- world war one
- 1910s
- partially lost film
- sexy daughter
- scantily clad woman
- pilots
- biplane
- parachute
- bombing
- explosion
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- target
- blown up building
- buried in rubble
- goggles
- carnival
- dancer wearing a tutu
- father daughter relationship
- hot air balloon
- bobbed hair
- kicked by a donkey
- kick in the rear
- comedy of errors
- top hat
- tambourine
- monocle
- jealous man
- spyglass
- disguise
- enemy spy
- male star appears in underwear
- knife throwing
- rope ladder
- stowaway
- trying to escape
- trapdoor
- dangling from a rope
- behind enemy lines
- world war one pilot
- france
- bomber
- biplanes
- hit on the head with a monkeywrech
- held at gunpoint
- parachuting
- artillery
- white flag
- crash landing
- sky writing
Now We’re in the Air Cast & Characters
Wallace Beery leads the cast as Wally, with Raymond Hatton as Ray and Russell Simpson as Lord Abercrombie McTavish. Directed by Frank R. Strayer; 8 actors are credited in all.
- Director Frank R. Strayer
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Wallace Beery as Wally - Raymond Hatton as Ray
- Russell Simpson as Lord Abercrombie McTavish
- Charles Stevens as Knife Thrower (uncredited)
Also Starring in Now We’re in the Air
· 4 more- Louise Brooks Griselle and Grisette
- Émile Chautard Monsieur Chelaine
- Malcolm Waite Prof. Saenger
- Duke Martin Top sergeant
More from Frank R. Strayer
More films directed by Frank R. Strayer: And Then There Were Four, It’s a Great Life, The Daring Young Man and Blondie for Victory.
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Now We’re in the Air FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Now We’re in the Air, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Now We’re in the Air?
Now We’re in the Air runs 1 hour (60 minutes).
When was Now We’re in the Air released?
Now We’re in the Air was released on October 21, 1927.
Who directed Now We’re in the Air?
Now We’re in the Air was directed by Frank R. Strayer.
More films by Frank R. Strayer Who is in the cast of Now We’re in the Air?
Now We’re in the Air stars Wallace Beery as Wally, Raymond Hatton as Ray and Russell Simpson as Lord Abercrombie McTavish, among 8 credited actors.
Does Now We’re in the Air have a post-credit scene?
No. Now We’re in the Air has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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