The Devil's Pipeline (1940)
In this comedy-adventure two petroleum engineers must investigate strange reports from a Company outpost in the South Seas. The minute they arrive they are arrested, framed and sentenced to hard labor. They find themselves working for the local oil magnate. It seems that the crook is using the "convicts" as a source of cheap labor; he keeps all their salaries. The two investigators successfully incite an uprising against the malicious magnate and gain their freedom. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, (more)
- Director(s):
- William Christy Cabanne
Synopsis of The Devil's Pipeline
In this comedy-adventure two petroleum engineers must investigate strange reports from a Company outpost in the South Seas. The minute they arrive they are arrested, framed and sentenced to hard labor. They find themselves working for the local oil magnate. It seems that the crook is using the "convicts" as a source of cheap labor; he keeps all their salaries. The two investigators successfully incite an uprising against the malicious magnate and gain their freedom. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Devil's Pipeline
- Richard Arlen - Dick
- James Flavin - Dowling
- Mala - Talamu
- Jean Brooks - Laura
- Andy Devine - Andy
- Francis McDonald - Gaddi Sang
- Eddy Waller - Benedict
- John Eldridge - Butler
- Director(s):
- William Christy Cabanne
- Writer(s):
- Larry Rhine, Ben Chapman, Clarence Upson Young
- Producer(s):
- Ben Pivar
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