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Secret Service of the Air is a american film of genre Drama directed by Noel M. Smith released in USA on 4 march 1939 with John Litel
Secret Service of the Air (1939)
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Add to a movie listSecret Service of the Air (also known as Murder Plane) is a 1939 American adventure film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Ronald Reagan. This film was the first in Warner Bros.' Secret Service series. The series consisted of four films, all starring Ronald Reagan as Lieutenant "Brass" Bancroft of the U.S. Secret Service and Eddie Foy, Jr. as his sidekick "Gabby." The 1940 film Murder in the Air was the last in the series. Reagan was just starting out his film career and commented later that during that period, he was a B movie "Errol Flynn".
^ Nixon, Rob. "Articles: Secret Service of the Air". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved: July 8, 2014.
^ Aylesworth 1986, p.
Synopsis
An undercover Secret Service agent stumbles upon a smuggling ring transporting people from Mexico into the United States by air. When he pulls a gun on the pilot on one such trip, the pilot sends the aircraft into a sudden climb, causing the agent to tumble back into the cabin; the pilot then pulls a lever which opens the cabin floor, sending the agent and six illegal immigrants plummeting to their deaths.Actors
John Litel
(Chief Agent Tom Saxby)
Ronald Reagan
(Lt. 'Brass' Bancroft)
James Stephenson
(Jim Cameron)
Eddie Foy, Jr.
(Gabby Watters)
Rosella Towne
(Zelma Warren)
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