Danger on the Air

NR
1h 10m
1938
5.9 /10 (4)

A Murder Mystery Chiller-Diller!

Overview

Trouble begins when a hated cad of a sponsor is found murdered during the climax of a live radio show. A radio engineer then tries to solve the murder.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1938-06-30

Top Billed Cast

Nan Grey

Christina "Steenie" MacCorkle

Donald Woods

Benjamin Butts

Jed Prouty

Harry Jones

Berton Churchill

Caesar Kluck

William Lundigan

Dave Chapman

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

Finney Fish

Edward Van Sloan

Leonard Sylvester

George Meeker

Tuttle

Frank Milan

Alexander MacCorkle

Lee J. Cobb

Tony Lisotti

Johnny Arthur

Aiken

Peter Lind Hayes

Harry Lake

Louise Stanley

Maria Lisotti

Eloise Rawitzer

Miss Bello

Joe Downing

Joe Carney

Don Brodie

Reporter (Uncredited)

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