A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2024 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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The Sky Skidder
(1929) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4364 feet
Directed by Bruce Mitchell

Cast: Al Wilson [Al Simpkins], Helen Foster [Stella Hearns], Wilbur McGaugh [Silas Smythe], Pee Wee Holmes [Bert Beatle]

Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by Val Cleveland, from a screen story by Val Cleveland. Cinematography by William Adams. Film editor, Harry Marker. Intertitles written by Gardner Bradford. / © 23 January 1929 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP24915]. Released 13 January 1929. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.

Drama: Action.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 5 December 2023.

References: Hirschhorn-Universal p. 65; Lahue-Continued p. 129 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb.