Flirting with Death
Cast & Crew
Elmer Clifton
Herbert Rawlinson
Frank Mcquarrie
Brownie Vernon
Marc Fenton
H. F. Crane
Film Details
Synopsis
When an aviator dies performing in a traveling circus, the circus closes and side show con men "Sky-High" Billy Wardell and "Domino" Dominick are arrested for giving out fake watches to wheel of fortune winners. After Domino springs the jail's lock, they jump a freight train and arrive in the next town, where Billy falls in love when Jane Higgenbotham allows them to breakfast on her freshly baked pies. When Billy, who gets a job as a reporter, learns that Jane's father Dave, an inventor, has no money to manufacture his "aerochute," designed to insure airplane safety, Billy opens a stock company and sells shares to villagers and farmers. After Ed Warmbath, a disappointed rival for Jane's affection, learns that Billy is wanted for jailbreak, he informs the townspeople, who demand that Dave return their money. Because Billy sees that Jane doubts his honesty, he volunteers to test the chute in a plane piloted by Murphy, a circus friend. Murphy's drunkenness inspires Billy to jump, and he lands safely, thus winning back the townsfolks' confidence, and Jane's love.
Director
Elmer Clifton
Cast
Herbert Rawlinson
Frank Mcquarrie
Brownie Vernon
Marc Fenton
H. F. Crane
Red Unger
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Notes
Reviews for this film conflict with the synopsis of the film included in the copyright descriptions concerning the cast. The synopsis in the copyright descriptions state that Jane's disgruntled suitor was "Nate Siddle," played by Henry Schumen-Heink; that "Ed Warmbath" was played by Percy Challenger; and that "Theo Cleghorn" was played by Doc Crane. Reviews state that Jane's disgruntled suitor was "Ed Warmbath," who was played by H. F. Crane (also known as Doc Crane), and do not list characters "Nate Siddle" and "Theo Cleghorn," or actors Henry Schumen-Heink and Percy Challenger. Some reviews refer to the character played by Herbert Rawlinson as "'Sky-High' Billy Wardwell."
