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The Flying Ace

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The Flying Ace is a 1926 silent mystery film with an all-black cast. It was added to the National Film Registry in 2021.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The titular character is Captain Billy Stokes, a former World War I pilot who now works as a railroad detective. When the railroad paymaster disappears, along with the $25,000 he was carrying, Stokes is on the case.
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Bridal Carry
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Bridal Carry: Tucker carries Ruth this way when he's kidnapping her.
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Frame-Up
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Frame-Up: The bad guys frame station master Thomas Sawtelle for their crime.
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Damsel in Distress
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Damsel in Distress: Stokes has to rescue Ruth during the climax.
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Funetik Aksent
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Funetik Aksent: The intertitles use this to capture the dialects of some characters.
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Always Murder
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Always Murder: Subverted. For most of the film, it's believed that Kimball was murdered, but it turns out he's still alive.
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Ace Pilot
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Ace Pilot: Stokes, who was a flying ace back in the Great War. This comes in handy during the film's climax.
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Dirty Cop
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Dirty Cop: Constable Jed Splivins turns out to be one of the culprits.
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