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. 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 available for free download at Internet Archive 1912 films 1912 short films American silent short films Biograph Company films Films directed by Mack Sennett American aviation films American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films 1912 comedy films Articles containing video clips American comedy short films 1910s American films