Panic on the Air (1936)
Sometimes referred to as a "baseball picture," Columbia's Panic in the Air is only peripherally involved in the sport. Lew Ayres stars as fast-talking sports radio announcer Jerry, while Florence Rice co-stars as a gorgeous socialite named Mary. Rather full of himself, Jerry delights in one-upping the police while tracking down a gang of crooks who've been fixing sports events. Our hero ultimately outsmarts himself when he offers to act as go-between to ransom Mary's kidnapped father, which serves only to get Mary arrested on a murder charge. The film's tight 54 minutes manages to accommodate a murder during a World Series game and similar skullduggery during a climactic steeplechase. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Lew Ayres, Florence Rice, (more)
- Director(s):
- David Ross Lederman
Synopsis of Panic on the Air
Sometimes referred to as a "baseball picture," Columbia's Panic in the Air is only peripherally involved in the sport. Lew Ayres stars as fast-talking sports radio announcer Jerry, while Florence Rice co-stars as a gorgeous socialite named Mary. Rather full of himself, Jerry delights in one-upping the police while tracking down a gang of crooks who've been fixing sports events. Our hero ultimately outsmarts himself when he offers to act as go-between to ransom Mary's kidnapped father, which serves only to get Mary arrested on a murder charge. The film's tight 54 minutes manages to accommodate a murder during a World Series game and similar skullduggery during a climactic steeplechase. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Panic on the Air
- Lew Ayres - Jerry
- Ben Baker - Andy
- Charles Wilson - Fitzgerald
- Wryley Birch - Major Bliss
- Gene Morgan - Dugan
- Florence Rice - Mary
- Edwin Maxwell - Gordon
- Murray Alper - Danker
- Robert Emmett Keane - Citiani
- Eddie Lee - McNulty
- Director(s):
- David Ross Lederman
- Writer(s):
- Harold Shumate
- Producer(s):
- Ralph Cohn
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