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Secret Service of the Air

Secret Service of the Air

1939Movie⏱️ 1h 1mApproved
ActionAdventureCrimeDramaThriller
5.7
IMDB Rating
280 votes

Brass Bancroft and his sidekick Gabby Watters are recruited into the secret service and go undercover to crack a ruthless gang that smuggles illegal aliens.

Director
Noel M. Smith
Writers
Raymond L. Schrock, W.H. Moran
Stars
Ronald Reagan, John Litel, Ila Rhodes
Release Date
March 4, 1939
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
as Lt. 'Brass' Bancroft
John Litel
John Litel
as Saxby
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Ila Rhodes
as Pamela Schuyler
James Stephenson
James Stephenson
as Jim Cameron
Eddie Foy Jr.
Eddie Foy Jr.
as Gabby Watters
Rosella Towne
Rosella Towne
as Zelma Warren
Larry Williams
Larry Williams
as Dick Wayne
John Ridgely
John Ridgely
as Joe LeRoy
Anthony Averill
Anthony Averill
as Hafer
Bernard Nedell
Bernard Nedell
as Earl 'Ace' Hemrich

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Glendale Grand Central Air Terminal - Grandview Avenue, Glendale, California, USA
Production
Warner Bros.

🏷️ Keywords

reference to douglas 'wrong way' corriganpilotsmugglingsecret servicegang member

🎯 Categories

ActionAdventureCrimeDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

For a "B", it ain't bad
by planktonrules2007-07-11
6/10

"The film begins with some criminals transporting illegal aliens into the US from Mexico. However, this is NOT the typical group of illegals--many are criminals and those running the business are evil scum. This becomes apparent when the plane is almost captured by a Secret Service agent. How he and the rest of the passengers were done away with in an early scene was truly horrifying and shocked me. Later, airline pilot Ronald Reagan is approached by the Secret Service and asked to join. The problem is, they need to ruin his clean reputation so that the mob will believe he is their kind of per..."

💡 Did You Know?

The Corrigan mentioned by Gabby is a reference to Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan (January 22, 1907 - December 9, 1995), an American aviator born in Galveston, Texas. He earned the nickname "Wrong Way" in 1938 when after a transcontinental flight from Long Beach, California, to New York, he flew from Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, New York, to Ireland, though his flight plan was filed to return to Long Beach. He was thereafter known in American culture as "Wrong Way" Corrigan.

📖 Synopsis

Brass Bancroft and his sidekick Gabby Watters are recruited into the secret service and go undercover to crack a ruthless gang that smuggles illegal aliens.