Up in the Air

Up in the Air

62 mins | Comedy, Mystery | Sept. 9, 1940

A none-too-popular (nor good) radio singer, Rita Wilson is murdered while singing on the air in a radio studio. Radio page boy, Frankie Ryan, and his janitor pal, Jeff, solve the mystery for the none-too-sharp police.

Up in the Air

62 mins | Comedy, Mystery | Sept. 9, 1940

Up in the Air
A none-too-popular (nor good) radio singer, Rita Wilson is murdered while singing on the air in a radio studio. Radio page boy, Frankie Ryan, and his janitor pal, Jeff, solve the mystery for the none-too-sharp police.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Monogram Pictures
Original title Up in the Air
Directors Howard Bretherton
Writers Edmond Kelso

Cast

Frankie Darro

as Frankie Ryan

Marjorie Reynolds

as Anne Mason

Mantan Moreland

as Jeff Jefferson

Gordon Jones

as Tex Barton

Lorna Gray

as Singer Rita Wilson aka Gladys Wharton

Tris Coffin

as Bob Farrell

Clyde Dilson

as Detective Lt. Marty Phillips

Dick Elliott

as B. J. Hastings, Station Owner

John Holland

as Sam Quigley

Carleton Young

as Band Leader Dick Stevens

Alex Callam

as Van Martin - Announcer

Maxine Leslie

as Stella - Switchboard Operator

Ralph Peters

as Detective Delaney

Jack Mather

as Tim Wallace - Comic

Dennis Moore

as Gag-Writer Pringle

Phil Kramer

as Gag-Writer

George Morrell

as Rita Wilson Fan (uncredited)

Bob Terry

as Sound Engineer (uncredited)