Ace Drummond is a Universal Pictures 1936 film serial based on the comic strip "Ace Drummond" written by Captain Eddie Rickenbacker and drawn by Clayton Knight. The serial's cast features John King, Jean Rogers, Noah Beery Jr. and Jackie Morrow, with Lon Chaney Jr. in a supporting role.
Film poster for Chapter 8
Edward Vernon Rickenbacker was an American fighter pilot in World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient. With 26 aerial victories, he was the most successful and most decorated United States flying ace of the war. He was also a racing driver, an automotive designer, and a long-time head of Eastern Air Lines.
Rickenbacker wearing the Medal of Honor in 1931
Rickenbacker's childhood home
Rickenbacker at the 1915 American Grand Prize at San Francisco
Rickenbacker (second from right, White #5) lined up to start second in the 1916 Indianapolis 500