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A Drama of the Air

A Drama of the Air

1913 · 18 min · ★ 5.8 · Drama

An aging engineer pursues a scheme to build a flying machine at the expense of his family's health. When his daughter falls ill, he enters a flying competition to win money for her treatment, even though his design is dangerously untested.

Directed by René Le Somptier

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