Murder in the Air (1940)
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In this actioner, heroic G-man Brass Bancroft must assume the identity of a notorious spy who died in a train wreck so he can expose a suspected spy. Brass meets the spy and is told to get aboard a Navy dirigible and get information concerning a top-secret "inertia projector" the Americans are developing. Brass does, and soon discovers that one of the politicos aboard the ship is intending to steal the blueprints for the spy. Fortunately, Brass stops him, but during the flight, they encounter a terrible storm and the spy escapes with the valuable plans forcing Brass to shoot down his plane with the prototype. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ronald Reagan, John Litel, (more)
- Director(s):
- Lewis Seiler
Synopsis of Murder in the Air
In this actioner, heroic G-man Brass Bancroft must assume the identity of a notorious spy who died in a train wreck so he can expose a suspected spy. Brass meets the spy and is told to get aboard a Navy dirigible and get information concerning a top-secret "inertia projector" the Americans are developing. Brass does, and soon discovers that one of the politicos aboard the ship is intending to steal the blueprints for the spy. Fortunately, Brass stops him, but during the flight, they encounter a terrible storm and the spy escapes with the valuable plans forcing Brass to shoot down his plane with the prototype. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of Murder in the Air
- Ronald Reagan - Brass Bancroft
- Lya Lys - Hilda Riker
- Eddie Foy, Jr. - Gabby Watters
- Victor Zimmerman - Rumford
- Kenneth Harlan - Commander Wayne
- Owen King - George Hayden
- Charles Brokaw - Otto Brennerman
- Julie Stevens - Nurse
- Selmar Jackson - Capt. Riddel
- Jack Mower - Chemist
- John Deering - Radio Announcer
- Reid Kilpatrick - Radio Operator at Continental Airport
- Edwin Stanley - Congressman Courtney Rice
- Jeffrey Sayre - Prescott the Radio Man
- Paul Panzer - Hans
- Garland Smith - Navigation Officer
- Carlyle Moore, Jr. - Sunnyvale Radio Operator
- Alexander Lockwood
- Cliff Clark - Police Chief
- John Litel - Jim Saxby
- James Stephenson - Joe Garvey
- Robert Warwick - Dr. Finchley
- William Gould - Admiral Winfield
- Frank Wilcox - Jerry the Hotel Clerk
- Dick Rich - John Kramer
- Helen Lynd - Dolly
- Lane Chandler - Flagship Radio Operator
- John Miller - Taxi Driver
- Wedgewood Nowell - Admiral
- Michael Lally - Operative
- Richard Clayton - Sailor
- Charles Sherlock - Orderly
- Paul Phillips
- Claude Wisberg - Bellboy
- David Newell - Man
- Frank Mayo - Dr. Delby
- John Hamilton - Hardgrove
- Alan Davis - Lt. Bell
- Director(s):
- Lewis Seiler
- Writer(s):
- Raymond Schrock
- Producer(s):
- Bryan Foy
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