Murder in the Air

Murder in the Air

55 mins | Drama, Action, Thriller | June 1, 1940

Enemy agents are everywhere and they are sabotaging all important war deliveries. The body of a hobo found in a train wreck had a money belt with $50,000 and a tattoo of a circle and arrow. This is a tattoo for saboteurs for hire and Brass must impersonate the dead man to find out what his orders are. As Steve Coe, he meets with the band of enemy agents in California and everything goes well until the wife of the dead 'Hobo' shows up. Luckily, Gabby is able to save Brass and Brass learns what is his assignment. He is to board the USN airship 'Mason', which is testing the super secret Inertia Projector, and destroy the airship.

Murder in the Air

55 mins | Drama, Action, Thriller | June 1, 1940

Murder in the Air
Enemy agents are everywhere and they are sabotaging all important war deliveries. The body of a hobo found in a train wreck had a money belt with $50,000 and a tattoo of a circle and arrow. This is a tattoo for saboteurs for hire and Brass must impersonate the dead man to find out what his orders are. As Steve Coe, he meets with the band of enemy agents in California and everything goes well until the wife of the dead 'Hobo' shows up. Luckily, Gabby is able to save Brass and Brass learns what is his assignment. He is to board the USN airship 'Mason', which is testing the super secret Inertia Projector, and destroy the airship.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, First National Pictures
Original title Murder in the Air
Directors William Kissell, Lewis Seiler
Writers Raymond L. Schrock

Cast

Ronald Reagan

as Brass Bancroft

Eddie Foy Jr.

as Gabby Watters

John Litel

as Saxby

Lya Lys

as Hilda Riker

Frank Wilcox

as Jerry

James Stephenson

as Joe Garvey

Julie Stevens

as Naval Hospital Nurse

Helen Lynd

as Dolly

Robert Warwick

as Dr. Finchley

Victor Zimmerman

as R.G. Rumford

Charles Brokaw

as Otto Brennerman

John Hamilton

as Hargrave

Selmer Jackson

as Dr. Riddell