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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Flying Wheels
1926 0h 20m EN
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
Comedy
Synopsis
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Having caused her father’s auto business trouble by slacking off and not showing up to work, Wanda Wiley finds an ingenious way to help. His company is entering a car race but needs a driver. Wanda steps in to try to win the race. Hijinks follow.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Wanda Wiley
Dotty
Alfred Hewston
Her Father
Joe Barnes
Consuelo Dawn
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Edward Ludwig
- Writers
- Edward Ludwig
- Languages
- No Language
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Edward Ludwig directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2100 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Wanda Wiley and Alfred Hewston and Joe Barnes carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0173854 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 20 min · 0h 20m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Edward Ludwig
Production companies
Who made it
- CE
Century Film
Key crew
- Executive ProducerAbe Stern
- Executive ProducerJulius Stern
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1926-03-03
