Flying Fool

The Flying Fool has many title cards, but the more the merrier because famous and talented title writer Ralph Spence is to blame for half the fun of the movie. Not only are the cards beautifully illustrated, they're laugh out loud funny. He calls one character a hard-boiled egg that was yellow in the middle. The other draw is stuntman Dick Grace who walks atop moving vehicles as he races to get to the church on time and performs aerial stunts including leaping from an airplane and walking on the wings. These were the days when these things could not be faked. He was lucky and lived into his senior years.

Wanda Hawley wears a beautiful drop waisted wedding gown and an unfortunate veil with huge poufs on either side of her head, making her look like an opera singer who slept off a hangover in her costume. Gaston Glass plays the opportunistic best man who leaps at the chance to marry Hawley even though she repeatedly tells him it would only be to spite Grace.

The Grapevine release is just shy of 40 minutes. I imagine it is missing footage but it plays nicely anyway. It has a beautiful organ score that really takes you back to the era.