
Death in the Air
Death in the Air (aka Pilot X and The Mysterious Bombardier) is a 1937 American film directed by Elmer Clifton and stars Lona Andre, John Carroll, Leon Ames and Henry Hall. The film is also known as Murder in the Air in the United Kingdom and as The Mysterious Bombardier (American reissue title). Death in the Air The film was Fanchon Royer's first production for her new company, Fanchon Royer Features, Inc. Film Daily reported that noted "G-Man" Melvin Purvis was offered a role in this film, but turned it down.
Plot
Inspector Gallagher (Willard Kent) of the United States Department of Commerce views a number of crashes and disappearances of Goering-Gage Aviation Corporation aircraft as suspicious. With United States Army Reserve test pilot Jerry Blackwood (John Carroll), Gallagher visits the Goering-Gage company. Jerry test flies Goering-Gage aircraft but finds nothing wrong. When a severely injured passenger from a crash, claims a mystery aircraft attacked them, the owner, Henry Goering (Henry Hall) hires psychiatrist, Dr. Norris (John Elliott), to question the man. Dr. Norris believes a psychotic ex-World War I flying ace, whom he dubs "Pilot X," may be behind the attacks.
More details
author | Bernard McConville Charles R. Condon |
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director | Elmer Clifton |
editor | Carl Himm |
events | aviation |
genre | mystery |
keywords | air force attack dead body flying ace hans joby how to injured kill mental breakdown murder prisoner of war reed howes solve test pilot trap united states united states department of commerce wheeler oakman |
musicBy | Corson Jowett |
producer | Fanchon Royer |
productionCompany | Fanchon Royer Features, Inc. |
publisher | Distributed through "States rights" |