Up in the Air

NR
1h 2m
1940
5 /10 (5)

Frankie 'scoops' the police and traps the killer!

Overview

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.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1940-09-09

Top Billed Cast

Frankie Darro

Frankie Ryan

Marjorie Reynolds

Anne Mason

Mantan Moreland

Jeff Jefferson

Gordon Jones

Tex Barton

Lorna Gray

Singer Rita Wilson aka Gladys Wharton

Tristram Coffin

Bob Farrell

Clyde Dilson

Detective Lt. Marty Phillips

Dick Elliott

B. J. Hastings, Station Owner

John Holland

Sam Quigley

Carleton Young

Band Leader Dick Stevens

Alex Callam

Van Martin - Announcer

Maxine Leslie

Stella - Switchboard Operator

Ralph Peters

Detective Delaney

Jack Mather

Tim Wallace - Comic

Dennis Moore

Gag-Writer Pringle

Phil Kramer

Gag-Writer

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