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The Airmail Mystery is a american film of genre Adventure directed by Ray Taylor released in USA on 28 march 1932 with James Flavin
The Airmail Mystery (1932)
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Add to a movie listThe Airmail Mystery is a 1932 Universal Pre-Code movie serial. It is considered to be lost.
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Airmail pilot Bob Lee (James Flavin), owner of a gold mine, faces off against "The Black Hawk" who has kidnapped Jimmy Ross (Al Wilson), Bob's best friend. The Black Hawk carries out a series of attacks on Bob's ore shipments by air. He uses an unusual catapult that launches aircraft into the sky to intercept Bob's aircraft. With Mary Ross (Lucile Browne), his sweetheart, Bob constantly battles against his enemy, and eventually is able to defeat him.Actors
James Flavin
(Bob Lee)
Lucile Browne
(Mary Ross)
Wheeler Oakman
(Judson Ward)
Frank Hagney
(Moran)
Sidney Bracey
(Driscoll)
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