“The Flying Ace,” the only known surviving ... The plot features decorated military pilot Captain Billy Stokes (J. Laurence — sometimes spelled Lawrence — Criner) returning to his civilian ...

(Courtesy) “The Flying Ace” concerns the disappearance of a large sum of money from a railway station. Investigating the case is Captain Billy Stokes, a World War I fighter pilot and war hero ...

With its “entire cast composed of colored artists,” the 1926 silent film “The Flying Ace” was photographed ... In the film Lawrence Criner plays Capt. Billy Stokes, a heroic figure in ...