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A Dash Through the Clouds is a 1912 short American silent comedy film directed by Mack Sennett, written by Dell Henderson and starring Mabel Normand. It has the distinction of being somewhat of an aviation film as Sennett employed the services of real life aviation pioneer, Philip Parmelee, a pilot for the Wright Brothers. The film provided a means through which Parmelee is preserved, as he died in a crash not long after the making.

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A Dash Through the Clouds
Directed by	Mack Sennett
Written by	Dell Henderson
Produced by	Mack Sennett
Starring	Mabel Normand Fred Mace Philip Parmelee
Cinematography	Percy Higginson
Production company	Biograph Company
Distributed by	General Film Company
Release date	June 24, 1912 (1912-06-24)
Running time	12 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English title cards)

Sennett had a penchant for working with and showcasing real-life daredevils and public personalities and hired a real-life pilot, Phil Parmelee, who was a national hero at the time. He would employ Barney Oldfield in a similar fashion a year later in Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life.

Cast

• Mabel Normand - Martha
• Fred Mace - Arthur (aka 'Chubby')
• Philip Parmelee - Slim, the aviator
• Sylvia Ashton - Carmelita, Young Mexican Woman
• Jack Pickford - Mexican boy who warns Chubby
• Kate Bruce - Old Mexican Woman

other cast

• William J. Butler - Townsman
• Edward Dillon - Carmelita's Objecting Relative
• Charles Gorman - Townsman
• Grace Henderson - Townswoman
• Harry Hyde - Townsman
• J. Jiquel Lanoe - Townsman
• Alfred Paget - Townsman

References

External links

• A Dash Through the Clouds at IMDb
• A Dash Through the Clouds available for free download at Internet Archive

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