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The Phantom of the Air
The Phantom of the Air FilmPoster
Directed by Ray Taylor
Produced by Henry MacRae
Written by Basil Dickey
Ella O'Neill
George H. Plympton
Starring Tom Tyler
Gloria Shea
LeRoy Mason
Craig Reynolds
William Desmond
Cinematography John Hickson
Editing by Alvin Todd
Edward Todd
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date(s) 1933
Running time 12 chapters (240 min)
Country US flag 49 stars.svg [[|]]
Language English

The Phantom of the Air (1933) is a Universal movie serial directed by Ray Taylor.

Plot[]

Thomas Edwards invents an anti-gravity device called the "Contragrav," which is sought after by a gang of smugglers led by Mort Crome. Pilot Bob Raymond comes to the inventor's aid, using another of Edwards' inventions, the superplane "The Phantom."

Cast[]

  • Tom Tyler as Bob Raymond, pilot
  • Gloria Shea as Mary Edmunds, Thomas Edwards' daughter and Raymonds' love interest.
  • LeRoy Mason as Mort Crome, head of a gang of smugglers attempting to steal Edmunds' "Contragrav" device.
  • Craig Reynolds as Blade, Raymonds' sidekick
  • William Desmond as Mr Thomas Edwards, the inventor of the "Contragrav" and "The Phantom"
  • Sidney Bracey as Munsa
  • Walter Brennan as "Skid"
  • Jennie Cramer as Marie
  • Cecil Kellogg as Joe
  • Edmund Cobb as Bart, one of Crome's henchmen
  • Bud Osborne as Spike, one of Crome's henchmen
  • Nelson McDowell as Scotty
  • Tom London as Jim
  • Ethan Laidlaw as Durkin, one of Crome's henchmen
  • Al Ferguson as Al, one of Crome's henchmen

Chapter titles[]

  1. The Great Air Meet
  2. The Secret of the Desert
  3. The Avenging Phantom
  4. The Battle in the Clouds
  5. Terror of the Heights
  6. A Wild Ride
  7. The Jaws of Death
  8. Aflame in the Sky
  9. The Attack
  10. The Runaway Plane
  11. In the Enemy's Hands
  12. Safe Landing

Source:[1]

References[]

  1. Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc.. pp. 208. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X. 

External links[]

Preceded by
Clancy of the Mounted (1933)
Universal Serial
The Phantom of the Air (1933)
Succeeded by
Gordon of Ghost City (1933)


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