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The Phantom of the Air

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Director
  
Ray Taylor

Language
  
English

5.6/10
IMDb

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

The Phantom of the Air movie poster

Writer
  
Basil Dickey
,
George H. Plympton

Release date
  
1933 (1933)

Tagline
  
Whiriling Propellars ! Screeching Struts! Billowing Parachutes! Roaring Engines! Barking Guns!

The Phantom of the Air is a 12-episode 1933 Pre-Code Universal movie serial directed by Ray Taylor. The film stars Tom Tyler, Gloria Shea, LeRoy Mason, Craig Reynolds and William Desmond.

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Plot

Scientist Thomas Edmunds (William Desmond) invents an anti-gravity device called the "Contragrav," which is sought after by a gang of smugglers led by Mort Crome (LeRoy Mason).

Crome wants the invention but pilot Bob Raymond (Tom Tyler) comes to the inventor's aid, using another of Edwards' inventions, the superplane, "The Phantom." Able to control the aircraft from an underground headquarters, Bob foils Crome's plans. A last attempt to get at the inventor's work leads to an explosion at his workshop that kills the criminals. Edmunds escapes and is reunited with his daughter (Gloria Shea) and Bob.

Chapter titles

  1. The Great Air Meet
  2. The Secret of the Desert
  3. The Avenging Phantom
  4. The Battle in the Clouds
  5. Terror of the Heights
  6. A Wild Ride
  7. The Jaws of Death
  8. Aflame in the Sky
  9. The Attack
  10. The Runaway Plane
  11. In the Enemy's Hands
  12. Safe Landing

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Cast

  • Tom Tyler as Bob Raymond, pilot
  • Gloria Shea as Mary Edmunds, Thomas Edwards' daughter and Raymonds' love interest.
  • LeRoy Mason as Mort Crome, head of a gang of smugglers attempting to steal Edmunds' "Contragrav" device.
  • Craig Reynolds as Blade, Raymonds' sidekick
  • William Desmond as Mr Thomas Edmunds, the inventor of the "Contragrav" and "The Phantom"
  • Sidney Bracey as Munsa
  • Walter Brennan as "Skid"
  • Jennie Cramer as Marie
  • Cecil Kellogg as Joe
  • Edmund Cobb as Bart, one of Crome's henchmen
  • Bud Osborne as Spike, one of Crome's henchmen
  • Nelson McDowell as Scotty
  • Tom London as Jim
  • Ethan Laidlaw as Durkin, one of Crome's henchmen
  • Al Ferguson as Al, one of Crome's henchmen

    • References

    The Phantom of the Air Wikipedia
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    The Phantom of the Air IMDb The Phantom of the Air themoviedb.org