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Up in the Air is a american film of genre Drama directed by Howard Bretherton released in USA on 9 september 1940 with Frankie Darro
Up in the Air (1940)
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Add to a movie listUp in the Air is a 1940 American film directed by Howard Bretherton. 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.
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Frankie Ryan works as a page boy at a radio station located in Hollywood. His friend Jeff works in the same place, but as a porter. Their real dream is to perform as radio comedians on the air, with their own show. Unfortunately they haven't convinced anyone about their great sense of humor yet. When they try to help the station receptionist, Anne Mason, by setting up a false audition for the position as singer, they are almost fired for their antics.Actors
Frankie Darro
(Frankie Ryan)
Marjorie Reynolds
(Anne Mason)
Mantan Moreland
(Jeff Jefferson)
Gordon Jones
(Tex Barton)
Lorna Gray
(Singer Rita Wilson aka Gladys Wharton)
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