Sky Murder

Sky Murder

72 mins | Comedy, Romance, Mystery | Sept. 27, 1940

This final Carter film is a lot of fun, with Nick (unwillingly, at first) taking on a ring of Fifth Columnists (since this was filmed before the US entered the war, we're not told the villains are Nazis, but it's pretty clear anyway). Of course, the helpful and persistent Bartholomew is at his side--much to Nick's irritation. To further complicate things--and to make them still funnier--Joyce Compton is along for the ride too, as a delightfully brainless "detective" named Christine Cross.

Sky Murder

72 mins | Comedy, Romance, Mystery | Sept. 27, 1940

Sky Murder
This final Carter film is a lot of fun, with Nick (unwillingly, at first) taking on a ring of Fifth Columnists (since this was filmed before the US entered the war, we're not told the villains are Nazis, but it's pretty clear anyway). Of course, the helpful and persistent Bartholomew is at his side--much to Nick's irritation. To further complicate things--and to make them still funnier--Joyce Compton is along for the ride too, as a delightfully brainless "detective" named Christine Cross.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Sky Murder
Directors George B. Seitz
Writers William R. Lipman

Cast

Walter Pidgeon

as Nick Carter

Donald Meek

as Bartholomew

Kaaren Verne

as Pat Evans (as Karen Verne)

Edward Ashley

as Cortland Grand

Joyce Compton

as Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister

Tom Conway

as Andrew Hendon

George Lessey

as Senator Monrose

Dorothy Tree

as Kathe

Frank Reicher

as Dr. Crattan

Chill Wills

as Sheriff Beckwith

George Watts

as Judge Whitmore

Byron Foulger

as Kuse

Milton Parsons

as Brock

Tom Neal

as Steve - Pilot

Lucien Prival

as Brucker

Judith Allen

as 'Ruffles' Macklin

Hooper Atchley

as Mark - Party Guest

Arthur Aylesworth

as Cell Block Member Against Killing

Barbara Bedford

as Grand's Maid

Leonard Carey

as Sutter - Grand's Butler

George DeNormand

as Second Henchman in Fight with Bartholomew

Jimmie Dundee

as Truck Driver Henchman

Jack Foss

as Boy Who Is Killed

Bud Geary

as Taxi Driver

James Guilfoyle

as Munn

Edward Hearn

as Man in Monrose's Office

Cy Kendall

as Harrigan - House Detective

William Lally

as Second Man in Monrose's Office

Perc Launders

as Henchman

Hal Le Sueur

as Al - Co-Pilot

Philip Morris

as Fourth Motorcycle Policeman

Virginia O'Brien

as Lucille LaVonne

Ted Oliver

as First Motorcycle Policeman

Eddie Parker

as Second Motorcycle Policeman

Cyril Ring

as Party Guest

Cap Somers

as Man at Meeting

Larry Steers

as Party Guest

Harry Strang

as Third Motorcycle Policeman

Charles Sullivan

as Henchman in Fight with Bartholomew

Grady Sutton

as Buster - Chris' Boyfriend

Kay Sutton

as Texas O'Keefe

Celia Travers

as Cissy Minch

Dale Van Sickel

as FBI Agent Cuffing Dr. Crattan

Charles Wagenheim

as Ricoro - Flight Attendant

Lloyd Whitlock

as Party Guest

Anne Wigton

as Miss Shakespeare

Duke York

as Enforcer at Cell Block Meeting