Eagle of the Night 96 years old

1928 was the last year when silent films dominated the market, and this aviation-based action serial from Pathe was one of the studio's last. Some pieces are no longer extant (half of chapters 3&6, all of 7, 8, and 9, and the beginning of the 10th and final chapter), but the beginning and end are there as well as enough to follow the action adequately. The surviving Grapevine print is beautifully restored and tinted in spots, although you can tell the print is deteriorated in some of the surviving sections. Basically, an inventor (Josef Swickard, in a role not unlike the one he later played in THE LOST CITY) has created a silencer/muffler for planes to silence any engine sounds, and the bad guys are out to steal the invention and put it to evil use.

Credits

Frank Clarke as

Shirley Palmer as

Josef Swickard as

Jack Richardson as

Maurice Costello as

Roy Wilson as

Eagle of the Night Cast

Name	Character
Frank Clarke He was 12, 86 years old when he died
Shirley Palmer She was 19, 91 years old when she died
Josef Swickard He was 62, 73 years old when he died
Jack Richardson He was 57, 89 years old when he died
Maurice Costello He was 51, 73 years old when he died
Roy Wilson He was 28, 64 years old when he died

Eagle of the Night Crew

Name	Department

Eagle of the Night (96 years)

Release day: Saturday, October 20, 1928
Runtime: 102 minutes