Flying G-Men
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Flying G-Men is a Columbia
Film serial
. It was the sixth of the fifty seven serials released by Columbia.
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Film serial
Serial (film)
Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials, Film serials or Chapter plays, were short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a feature film. They were related to pulp magazine serialized fiction...
. It was the sixth of the fifty seven serials released by Columbia.
Plot
Three government aviators, the "Flying G-Men" of the title - one of whom is disguised as The Black Falcon, fight to protect America from an enemy spy ring and to avenge the death of the fourth Flying G-Man, Charles Bronson.Cast
- Robert PaigeRobert PaigeRobert Paige was a TV star and Universal Pictures leading man who made 65 films in his lifetime and was the only actor ever allowed to sing on film with Deanna Durbin...
as Hal Andrews, Flying G-Man, and The Black Falcon - Richard FiskeRichard FiskeRichard Fiske was an American film actor. He appeared in over 80 films between 1938 and 1942.-Career:Born Thomas Richard Potts, Fiske was born to Frank and Bernice Potts...
as Bart Davis, Flying G-Man - James CraigJames Craig (actor)James Craig was an American actor.After graduating from the Rice Institute, Craig began appearing in films in 1937, most often in B-movies and serials...
as John Cummings, Flying G-Man - Lorna GrayLorna GrayLorna Gray is an American film actress, known for her comic roles and later as a villainess. She is best known for her role as Mattie Herring in the 1940 Three Stooges film You Nazty Spy!-Career:...
as Babs McKay - Sammy McKimSammy McKimSammy McKim was a Canadian film actor.He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and died in Burbank, California from heart failure.-Selected filmography:* Heart of the Rockies...
as Billy McKay - Stanley Brown as Charles Bronson, Flying G-Man
- Don BeddoeDon Beddoe-Career:Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Beddoe made his Broadway acting debut in 1929, receiving top billing in Nigger Rich....
as W. S. Hamilton - Forbes Murray as Marvin Brewster and The Professor, the villainous owner of a local airport
- Lee Prather as Simmons
- Beatrice Blinn as Brewster's secretary
- Ann DoranAnn DoranAnn Lee Doran was an American character actress.-Early life and career:Born in Amarillo, Texas, Doran began acting at the age of four. She appeared in hundreds of silent films under assumed names to keep her father's family from finding out about her work...
as Hamilton's secretary - Dick CurtisDick CurtisDick Curtis was an American actor who made over 230 film and television appearances during his career.-Career:Curtis was born Richard Dye in Newport, Kentucky. A tall, hulking actor, standing at 6' 3", Curtis appeared in films stretching from Charles Starrett to The Three Stooges. In most of his...
as Korman, a henchman - Eddie LaughtonEddie LaughtonEddie Laughton was a British-born American film actor. Born in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, Laughton appeared in over 200 films between 1935 and 1952.-Career:...
as Hall, a henchman - John TyrrellJohn Tyrrell (actor)John Tyrrell was an American film actor. He appeared in over 250 films between 1935 and 1947.-Career:Tyrrell is best known for his prolific work with Columbia Pictures in the Three Stooges short subjects. Like many actors in the Stooge comedies, Tyrrell was a salaried contract player...
as Williams - Eddie Fetherston as Borden, a geologist
Chapter titles
- Challenge in the Sky
- Flight of the Condemned
- The Vulture's Nest
- The Falcon Strikes
- Flight from Death
- Phantom of the Sky
- Trapped by Radio
- The Midnight Watch
- Wings of Terror
- Flaming Wreckage
- While a Nation Sleeps
- Sealed Orders
- Flame Island
- Jaws of Death
- The Falcon's Reward
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