Criminals of the Air (1937)
- Starring:
- Rosalind Keith, Charles Quigley, (more)
- Director(s):
- Charles C. Coleman, Jr.
Synopsis of Criminals of the Air
Columbia's Criminals of the Air is another entry in the "alien-smuggling" movie cycle -- and as such includes the obligatory scene in which the airborne smugglers escape detection by pulling a lever and disposing of their human cargo. Hoping to collar the crooks, detective Mark Owens (Charles Quigley) poses as a down-and-out pilot looking for work. He is hired by the "Honeymoon Express," ostensibly designed to transport newlyweds across the Mexican border and back again, but actually a front for smuggling activities. Fearless girl reporter Nancy Rawlings (Rosalind Keith) covertly covers Owens' activities, ultimately landing in a heap o' trouble when the crooks catch on. In one of her last "B"-picture assignments, Rita Hayworth plays a voluptuous Latina dancer in a Mexican cabaret sequence. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Criminals of the Air
- Rosalind Keith - Nancy Rawlings
- Rita Hayworth - Rita
- Marc Lawrence - Blast Reardon
- John Hamilton - Capt. Wallace
- Walter Soderling - Camera-Eye Condon
- John Tyrrell - Bill Morris
- Dick Botiller - Mike
- Sam Flint - Chafin
- Lucille Lund - Ruby
- Sammy Blum - Bartender
- Ruth Hilliard - Ronnie's Wife
- Frank Sully - Contact
- Herbert Heywood - Hot-Cake Joe
- Jay Eaton - Harry the Actor
- Charles Quigley - Mark Owens
- John Gallaudet - Ray Patterson
- Patricia Farr - Mamie
- Ralph Byrd - Williamson
- Russell Hicks - Kurt Feldon
- Lester Dorr - Trigger
- Robert Fiske - Groom
- Howard Hickman - Harrison
- Martha Tibbetts - Bride
- Jane Weir - Harry's Wife
- Crawford Weaver - Ronnie
- Matty Kemp - Arnold
- Eddie Fetherstone - Simmons
- Director(s):
- Charles C. Coleman, Jr.
- Writer(s):
- Owen Francis
- Producer(s):
- Wallace MacDonald
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