Murder in the Air (film)

Murder in the Air
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lewis Seiler
Produced by	Bryan Foy
Screenplay by	Raymond L. Schrock
Starring	Ronald Reagan; John Litel; Lya Lys; James Stephenson; Eddie Foy, Jr.; Robert Warwick; Victor Zimmerman
Cinematography	Ted D. McCord
Edited by	Frank Magee
Production; company	First National Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	June 1, 1940;
Running time	55 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Murder in the Air is a 1940 American drama film directed by Lewis Seiler and written by Raymond L. Schrock. The film stars Ronald Reagan, John Litel, Lya Lys, James Stephenson, Eddie Foy, Jr., Robert Warwick and Victor Zimmerman. The film was released by Warner Bros. on June 1, 1940.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Lieutenant "Brass" Bancroft of the U.S. Treasury Department Secret Service, foils fifth columnist bad guys from stealing/sabotaging a newly developed secret weapon called the "Inertia Projector," which consists of an airplane-mounted death-ray/laser gun... the prototypical celluloid incarnation of SDI; (Strategic Defense Initiative) an governmental concept later to become known and actualized as: "Star Wars!"

Cast

Ronald Reagan as Brass Bancroft
John Litel as Saxby
Lya Lys as Hilda Riker
James Stephenson as Joe Garvey
Eddie Foy, Jr. as Gabby Watters
Robert Warwick as Doctor Finchley
Victor Zimmerman as Rumford
William Gould as Admiral Winfield
Kenneth Harlan as Commander Wayne
Frank Wilcox as Hotel Clerk
Owen King as George Hayden
Dick Rich as John Kramer
Charles Brokaw as Otto
Helen Lynd as Dolly

References

↑ "Murder in the Air (1940) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
↑ Crowther, Bosley (1940-07-04). "Movie Review - The Ghost Breakers - THE SCREEN; 'Ghost Breakers,' a Comic Thriller, at Paramount- Spy Pictures at the Rialto and Palace". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-04-12.

External links

Murder in the Air on IMDb

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[1] "Murder in the Air (1940) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-04-12.

[2] Crowther, Bosley (1940-07-04). "Movie Review - The Ghost Breakers - THE SCREEN; 'Ghost Breakers,' a Comic Thriller, at Paramount- Spy Pictures at the Rialto and Palace". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-04-12.