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Sky High

192258 minUnited States
WesternDramaAdventure

Synopsis

Immigration inspector Grant infiltrates a gang moving Chinese workers across the border and discovers that its leader is the guardian of a young woman he meets. The pursuit carries them into the Grand Canyon. Horses, cars and an aircraft become successive means of escape and rescue.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
48:57
Subtitles
No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

Languages and subtitles

No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · Lynn Eeynolds · Public domain

This copy runs shorter than the reference runtime. Editing and playback speed can differ between editions.

Cast

DirectorsLynn Reynolds

Historical context

The contemporary Western places Tom Mix's cowboy image alongside modern transport. Its border-policing story reflects the period's exclusionary treatment of Chinese migration, while Grand Canyon locations give the action an unusual scale.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 15, 2026.

Photograph credit

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  • Tom Mix — National Photo Company Collection; This image is available from the United States Library of Congress 's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID npcc.13634 . This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing . · Public domain
  • J. Farrell MacDonald — film screenshot · Public domain

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