World War I British aviator Jack Bardell (John Garrick) is discharged from the service after a suspicious aircraft crash that his fellow pilots believe show that he was a coward in the face of the enemy. He is left temporarily paralyzed from the waist down, and enlists the aid of his mechanic Tom Berry (Billy Bevan) to rebuild a wrecked fighter aircraft. Bardell recuperates to the extent that he is able to fly again, redeeming himself during a German Zeppelin attack over London, bringing down one of the airships.
The first airship to bomb London on 31 May 1915. This Zeppelin LZ 38 dropped 1,400 kilograms of bombs that day, killing seven.
In a period when studios were adapting to the new "sound" technology, The Sky Hawk successfully utilized sound throughout the production. One of the most impressive aspects of the film was Special Effects Coordinator Ralph Hammeras creating a large-scale miniature of the city of London in the Fox Studios airfield hangar built for Hell's Angels (1930). Hammeras also created special mechanical effects, utilizing miniature aircraft and a model Zeppelin in the climatic Zeppelin raid sequence.[2] Blystone's brother Jasper was the assistant director on The Sky Hawk.[3]
The production was completed over a five-week period beginning in August 1928. Location shooting took place at Ross Army Air Field in Arcadia, California.[4] For The Sky Hawk, the base was converted into a Royal Air Force air base, with a small group of Thomas-Morse Scout, Laird Swallow and Travel Air biplanes "dressed up" as British fighters.[5]
ReceptionEdit
The Sky Hawk premiered on December 11, 1929, at the Gaiety Theater in New York to positive reviews. Mordaunt Hall of The New York Times praised the film, noting: "A melodrama of the skies which has not been equaled in its adroit handling, its competent acting, its authentic atmospheric effects, or the tonal quality of the voices of the participants was launched last night by William Fox at the Gaiety Theatre."[6]
Galeon.com Ralph Hammeras photo of London miniature made for The Sky Hawk
Dust jackets for the novelization by Guy Fowler of The Sky Hawk
October 21, 2023
hawk, other, uses, skyhawk, disambiguation, 1929, american, code, adventure, film, produced, distributed, film, corporation, directed, john, blystone, screenplay, adapted, llewellyn, hughes, from, article, chap, called, bardell, novelized, fowler, film, stars,. For other uses see Skyhawk disambiguation The Sky Hawk is a 1929 American pre Code adventure film produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation and directed by John G Blystone The screenplay was adapted by Llewellyn Hughes from his article Chap Called Bardell and novelized by Guy Fowler The film stars John Garrick Helen Chandler and Gilbert Emery The Sky HawkTheatrical posterDirected byJohn G BlystoneWritten byLlewellyn HughesProduced byWilliam FoxStarringJohn Garrick Helen Chandler Gilbert Emery Lennox PawleCinematographyConrad WellsEdited byRalph DietrichMusic byCharles Wakefield CadmanDistributed byFox Film CorporationRelease datesDecember 11 1929 1929 12 11 premiere January 29 1930 1930 01 29 Running time67 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishContents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 References 5 1 Notes 5 2 Citations 5 3 Bibliography 6 External linksPlot Edit nbsp The Sky Hawk ad in The Film Daily 1929World War I British aviator Jack Bardell John Garrick is discharged from the service after a suspicious aircraft crash that his fellow pilots believe show that he was a coward in the face of the enemy He is left temporarily paralyzed from the waist down and enlists the aid of his mechanic Tom Berry Billy Bevan to rebuild a wrecked fighter aircraft Bardell recuperates to the extent that he is able to fly again redeeming himself during a German Zeppelin attack over London bringing down one of the airships Cast EditJohn Garrick as Jack Bardell Helen Chandler as Joan Allan Gilbert Emery as Major Nelson Lennox Pawle as Lord Bardell Lumsden Hare as Judge Allan Billy Bevan as Tom Berry Daphne Pollard as Minnie Joyce Compton as Peggy Percy Challenger as Charles the butler Note 1 Production Edit nbsp The first airship to bomb London on 31 May 1915 This Zeppelin LZ 38 dropped 1 400 kilograms of bombs that day killing seven In a period when studios were adapting to the new sound technology The Sky Hawk successfully utilized sound throughout the production One of the most impressive aspects of the film was Special Effects Coordinator Ralph Hammeras creating a large scale miniature of the city of London in the Fox Studios airfield hangar built for Hell s Angels 1930 Hammeras also created special mechanical effects utilizing miniature aircraft and a model Zeppelin in the climatic Zeppelin raid sequence 2 Blystone s brother Jasper was the assistant director on The Sky Hawk 3 The production was completed over a five week period beginning in August 1928 Location shooting took place at Ross Army Air Field in Arcadia California 4 For The Sky Hawk the base was converted into a Royal Air Force air base with a small group of Thomas Morse Scout Laird Swallow and Travel Air biplanes dressed up as British fighters 5 Reception EditThe Sky Hawk premiered on December 11 1929 at the Gaiety Theater in New York to positive reviews Mordaunt Hall of The New York Times praised the film noting A melodrama of the skies which has not been equaled in its adroit handling its competent acting its authentic atmospheric effects or the tonal quality of the voices of the participants was launched last night by William Fox at the Gaiety Theatre 6 References EditNotes Edit Uncredited roles Jimmy Aubrey as ground crewman Hans Fuerberg as Zeppelin navigator Mary Gordon as Mary the maid David Manners as pilot Ellinor Vanderveer as car passenger 1 Citations Edit Credits The Sky Hawk 1929 IMDb Retrieved August 10 2014 Wynne 1987 p 89 Orriss 2013 p 32 Farmer 1984 p 326 Orriss 2013 p 33 Hall Mordaunt The Sky Hawk 1929 The New York Times December 12 1929 Bibliography Edit Farmer James H Celluloid Wings The Impact of Movies on Aviation Blue Ridge Summit Pennsylvania Tab Books Inc 1984 ISBN 978 0 83062 374 7 Orriss Bruce W When Hollywood Ruled the Skies The Aviation Film Classics of World War I Los Angeles Aero Associates 2013 ISBN 978 0 692 02004 3 Wynne H Hugh The Motion Picture Stunt Pilots and Hollywood s Classic Aviation Movies Missoula Montana Pictorial Histories Publishing Co 1987 ISBN 0 933126 85 9 External links EditThe Sky Hawk at IMDb The Sky Hawk at the TCM Movie Database The Sky Hawk at AllMovie Answers Com The Sky Hawk Galeon com Ralph Hammeras photo of London miniature made for The Sky Hawk Dust jackets for the novelization by Guy Fowler of The Sky Hawk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Sky Hawk amp oldid 1105833056, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
