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Murder in the Air (1940)

1940-06-01 · 55m · EN
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A Battle Aboard a Doomed Dirigible!

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.

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Lewis SeilerDirector

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Ronald ReaganRonald ReaganBrass BancroftEddie Foy Jr.Eddie Foy Jr.Gabby WattersJohn LitelJohn LitelSaxbyLya LysLya LysHilda RikerFrank WilcoxFrank WilcoxJerryJames StephensonJames StephensonJoe GarveyJulie StevensJulie StevensNaval Hospital NurseHelen LyndHelen LyndDollyRobert WarwickRobert WarwickDr. FinchleyVictor ZimmermanVictor ZimmermanR.G. RumfordCharles BrokawCharles BrokawOtto BrennermanJohn HamiltonJohn HamiltonHargrave

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Genre affinityAction · Thriller · DramaDialogue densityDramaPacingAction · ShortDirector preference330239Actor preference287975 · 76082 · 323448Country preferenceUs

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What is Murder in the Air about?

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.

How long is Murder in the Air?

Murder in the Air has a runtime of 55 minutes.