Wolves of the Air is a 1927 American silent action film directed by Francis Ford and starring Johnnie Walker, Lois Boyd and Maurice Costello.^[1] It is now considered a lost film. In 2021 this so called lost film was retrieved in the collection of the Dordrecht Regional Archives, and is in excellent condition.^[2]

Returning from serving in World War I, Bob Warne finds that his father's airplane factory has been taken over. Getting employment at a rival factory, he enters an air race in order to win a government contract. Despite repeated attempts at sabotage he is triumphant.

Cast

• Johnnie Walker as Bob Warne
• Lois Boyd as Peggy Tanner
• Maurice Costello as Bob's Father
• Mildred Harris as Marceline Manning
• Gayne Whitman as Evan Steele
• William Boyd as Jerry Tanner
• Billy Bletcher as 'Big Boy' Durkey
• Bud Jamison as 'Short-Cut' McGee