Now We're in the Air
Wally and Ray enlist in the United States Army Air Service, and are caught up in the aerial battles over the World War I front lines.Along the way, Wally and Ray fall in love with twin sisters, Grisette and Griselle (both played by Louise Brooks, one loyal to the French, the other to the Germans).In a modern re-appraisal, however, reviewer Janiss Garza commented: "In spite of a dual role, Brooks doesn't have much to do; Moving Picture World felt that 'any intelligent extra girl' could have handled the part.Three fragments were discovered in 2016 in a Czech archive: most of the surviving material was incomplete and badly deteriorated but approximately 23 minutes of the original 6 reel film was able to be preserved to the point of crystalline clarity, including a lengthy sequence in which Louise Brooks wears a black tutu."When Byrne inspected the elements for Rif a Raf, piloti (the Czech title for Now We’re in the Air), he found the film had only partially survived in a state which also showed nitrate decomposition.
Beery (right) and Hatton
Theatrical release posterFrank R. StrayerAdolph ZukorJesse L. LaskyWallace BeeryRaymond HattonLouise BrooksHarry PerryParamount PicturesSilentintertitlescomedy filmBeggars of LifeNoah BeeryRussell SimpsonUnited States Army Air ServiceWorld War IKaiserEmile ChautardMalcolm WaiteRichard AlexanderTheodore von EltzFred KohlerCharles StevensBehind the FrontWe're in the Navy NowParamountCurtiss JN-4lost filmNárodní filmový archivSan Francisco Silent Film FestivalList of incomplete or partially lost filmsLouise Brooks SocietyAn Enemy of MenThe Fate of a FlirtThe Lure of the WildSteppin' OutSweet Rosie O'GradyWhen the Wife's AwayPleasure Before BusinessThe Bachelor's BabyRough House RosieJust MarriedMoran of the MarinesPartners in CrimeAcquittedThe Fall of EveBorrowed WivesLet's Go PlacesAnybody's BlondeCaught CheatingDragnet PatrolSoul of the SlumsMurder at MidnightThe Monster WalksDynamite DennyManhattan TowerThe CrusaderTangled DestiniesGorilla ShipLove in High GearBehind Stone WallsForbidden MelodyEl rey de los gitanosThe Vampire BatIn the MoneyBy Appointment OnlyDance Girl DanceLas fronteras del amorLa cruz y la espadaFugitive RoadIn Love with LifeThe Ghost WalksCross StreetsFifteen WivesPort of Lost DreamsOne in a MillionTwin HusbandsCondemned to LivePublic OpinionDeath from a DistanceSymphony of LivingSociety FeverSea SpoilersHitch Hike to HeavenLaughing at TroubleMurder at Glen AtholThe Jones Family in Big BusinessOff to the RacesBorrowing TroubleHot WaterBlondie!Blondie Brings Up BabyBlondie Meets the BossBlondie Takes a VacationBlondie Has Servant TroubleBlondie on a BudgetBlondie Plays CupidBlondie Goes LatinBlondie in SocietyGo West, Young LadyBlondie for VictoryBlondie Goes to CollegeBlondie's Blessed EventDaring Young ManFootlight GlamourIt's a Great LifeMama Loves PapaSenorita from the WestI Ring DoorbellsMessenger of PeaceReaching from HeavenThe Sickle or the CrossThe Pilgrimage PlayVenture of Faith