Air Hawks (1935)
- Starring:
- Ralph Bellamy, Wiley Post, (more)
- Director(s):
- Albert Rogell
Synopsis of Air Hawks
Generous stock footage from such previous Columbia aviation epics as Flight and Dirigible helped to make Air Hawks (working title: Air Fury) seem more costly than it really was. Real-life pilot Wiley Post, who'd recently grabbed the headlines with his daring around-the-world flight, plays himself, while the acting relief is provided by Ralph Bellamy (hero), Tala Birrell (heroine) and Douglass Dumbrille (villain). The plot has something to do with an infra-red "death ray" which figures prominently in the rivalry between two competing air services. Singled out for critical praise was the sound-effects work by Edward Bernds, who later became a prolific Columbia "B"-picture and 2-reeler director. Air Hawks was released in late May of 1935; in less than two months, Wiley Post and his close friend Will Rogers would perish in a plane crash of the coast of Alaska. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Air Hawks
- Ralph Bellamy - Barry
- Tala Birell - Letty Lynn
- Billie Seward - Mona
- Robert Middlemass - Drewen
- Wryley Birch - Holden
- Bill Irving - Leon
- Al Hill - Pete
- Wiley Post - Wiley Post
- Douglas Dumbrille - Arnold
- Victor Kilian - Tiny
- Geneva Mitchell - Gertie
- Edward Van Sloan - Shulter
- Franklin Parker - Burbank
- Robert (Tex) Allen - Lewis
- Director(s):
- Albert Rogell
- Writer(s):
- Griffin Jay, Grace Neville
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