A government agent sets out to capture a gang of airmail bandits who use a death ray to blow planes out of the sky.
Practical Effects
The 'death ray' looks like a floor lamp with ambitions.
Acting
Bruce Bennett commits harder than this script deserves.
Director
Sam Katzman
Bruce Bennett
Eric Lane - Agent 17
Joan Barclay
Marion Bronson
Monte Blue
Benjamin Arnold
Edward Earle
FBI Chief Maddox
Roger Williams
Henchman Nick Reagan
Jack Mulhall
Henchman Meggs
Earle Hodgins
Henchman Spike Hodgins
Duncan Renaldo
Count Barksi
Hattie McDaniel
Jenny
Ed Cassidy
FBI Agent Wilks
Lois Wilde
Nightclub Blonde
Charles Williams
Nightclub Entertainer
Fred Parker
Wedding Violinist
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sam Katzman directed over 230 films, mostly B-pictures cranked out in weeks. This was Tuesday for him.
The 'death ray' paranoia tapped into real 1930s fears of aerial warfare—less sci-fi, more pre-WWII anxiety dressing.
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