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Murder in the Air (film)

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Director
  
Lewis Seiler

Country
  
United States

5.6/10
IMDb

Duration
  

Language
  
English

Murder in the Air (film) movie poster

Release date
  
June 1, 1940 (1940-06-01)

Writer
  
Raymond L. Schrock (original screen play)

Tagline
  
A Battle Aboard a Doomed Dirigible!

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Murder in the Air is a 1940 American drama film directed by Lewis Seiler and written by Raymond L. Schrock. The film stars Ronald Reagan, John Litel, Lya Lys, James Stephenson, Eddie Foy, Jr., Robert Warwick and Victor Zimmerman. The film was released by Warner Bros. on June 1, 1940.

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Plot

Lieutenant "Brass" Bancroft of the U.S. Treasury Department Secret Service, foils fifth columnist bad guys from stealing/sabotaging a newly developed secret weapon called the "Inertia Projector," which consists of an airplane mounted death-ray/laser gun... the prototypical celluloid incarnation of SDI; (Strategic Defense Initiative) an governmental concept later to become known and actualized as: "Star Wars!"

Cast

  • Ronald Reagan as Brass Bancroft
  • John Litel as Saxby
  • Lya Lys as Hilda Riker
  • James Stephenson as Joe Garvey
  • Eddie Foy, Jr. as Gabby Watters
  • Robert Warwick as Doctor Finchley
  • Victor Zimmerman as Rumford
  • William Gould as Admiral Winfield
  • Kenneth Harlan as Commander Wayne
  • Frank Wilcox as Hotel Clerk
  • Owen King as George Hayden
  • Dick Rich as John Kramer
  • Charles Brokaw as Otto
  • Helen Lynd as Dolly

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    Murder in the Air (film) Wikipedia
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    Murder in the Air (film) IMDb Murder in the Air (film) themoviedb.org