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Panic on the Air

Panic on the Air

1936Movie⏱️ 54mApproved
ComedyCrimeDramaSport
5.4
IMDB Rating
140 votes

A radio commentator turns sleuth in a case involving kidnap ransom, murder, and a mysterious five dollar bill.

Director
D. Ross Lederman
Writers
Harold Shumate, Theodore A. Tinsley
Stars
Lew Ayres, Florence Rice, Benny Baker
Release Date
April 10, 1936
Language
English, Cantonese
Country
United States
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Lew Ayres
Lew Ayres
as Jerry Franklin
Florence Rice
Florence Rice
as Mary Connor aka Cremer
Benny Baker
Benny Baker
as Andy
Edwin Maxwell
Edwin Maxwell
as Gordon
Charles C. Wilson
Charles C. Wilson
as Chief Insp. Fitzgerald
Murray Alper
Murray Alper
as Martin Danker
Wyrley Birch
Wyrley Birch
as Maj. Bliss
Robert Emmett Keane
Robert Emmett Keane
as Cillani
Gene Morgan
Gene Morgan
as Lefty Dugan
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Eddie Lee
as McNulty

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Production
Columbia Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

ComedyCrimeDramaSport

⭐ Featured Review

Murder on the Air
by boblipton2011-07-31
5/10

"Lew Ayres seems to be doing an imitation of Robert Montgomery (although his energy level is considerably higher and his accent seems more genuine) in this stolid but decent Columbia second feature about a radio reporter tracking down a murderer through a forged five dollar bill The script is full of fast talk and wise cracks and that's a major plus, but the near-procedural techniques of the crime-solving give this movie too straightforward a story line to keep up interest. In addition, the print shown on TCM seems to be a bit dupy for the first two reels, distracting attention from what..."

📖 Synopsis

A radio commentator turns sleuth in a case involving kidnap ransom, murder, and a mysterious five dollar bill.