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Murder in the Air

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Secret Service agents Brass Bancroft (Ronald Reagan) and Gabby Watters (Eddie Foy Jr.) believe they have uncovered an enemy agent: a homeless man found dead in a train crash, who had $50,000 in cash and incriminating tattoos. With this lead, Brass takes the dead man's place to find out what his ultimate goal was. It turns out that the man had ties to terrorists whose intent is to destroy a dirigible, the "Mason," which is transporting a potentially game-changing weapon for the U.S. Navy.

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bill t It holds up for a while, but then this spy story with Reagan playing a G man assigned to stop a smuggling ring getting a hold of a "Inertia Ray" gets a bit ridiculous in the last half of the movie and then wraps it up a little too quickly. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Would have warranted 4 stars without the comedic efforts of the character of Gabby. Rewrite the role as a serious character and the film is much better. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Read and comment on my review at http://bit.ly/icqAQh Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member 1 of those wonderful films from warners golden age in this crime caper. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Lewis Seiler

Director

Ronald Reagan

Brass Bancroft

Eddie Foy Jr.

Gabby Watters

James Stephenson

Joe Garvey

John Litel

Mr. William Saxby

Lya Lys

Hilda Riker
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Synopsis Secret Service agents Brass Bancroft (Ronald Reagan) and Gabby Watters (Eddie Foy Jr.) believe they have uncovered an enemy agent: a homeless man found dead in a train crash, who had $50,000 in cash and incriminating tattoos. With this lead, Brass takes the dead man's place to find out what his ultimate goal was. It turns out that the man had ties to terrorists whose intent is to destroy a dirigible, the "Mason," which is transporting a potentially game-changing weapon for the U.S. Navy.
Director
Lewis Seiler
Producer
Bryan Foy
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
55m