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Pirates of the Skies (1939)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 5M

Director : Joseph A. McDonough
Writer : Ben Grauman Kohn

Synopsis

Cafe waitress Barbara Whitney refuses to acknowledge her marriage to Air Policeman Nick Conlon until he upgrades his career. He does so by infiltrating a hi-jacking gang, posing as passengers, that robs airplanes carrying valuable items and money, and parachuting their escape from the scene of the crime.

Actors

Rochelle Hudson
Rochelle Hudson
Kent Taylor
Kent Taylor
Regis Toomey
Regis Toomey
Marion Martin
Marion Martin
Samuel S. Hinds
Samuel S. Hinds
Ray Walker
Ray Walker
Lucien Littlefield
Lucien Littlefield
Stanley Andrews
Stanley Andrews
Guy Usher
Guy Usher
Frank Puglia
Frank Puglia
Dorothy Arnold
Dorothy Arnold
Hooper Atchley
Hooper Atchley
Henry Brandon
Henry Brandon
Roy Brent
Roy Brent
Eddy Chandler
Eddy Chandler
Fern Emmett
Fern Emmett
John Harmon
John Harmon
Jack Gardner
Jack Gardner
Harry Harvey
Harry Harvey
Hugh Huntley
Hugh Huntley
Gladden James
Gladden James
Horace McMahon
Horace McMahon
Frank O'Connor
Frank O'Connor
Tom O'Grady
Tom O'Grady
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
Edward Peil Sr.
Edward Peil Sr.
Frances Robinson
Frances Robinson
William Royle
William Royle
William Ruhl
William Ruhl
Syd Saylor
Syd Saylor
Charles Sherlock
Charles Sherlock
Phillip Trent
Phillip Trent

Crews

Joseph A. McDonough
Joseph A. McDonough
Director
Lester Cole
Lester Cole
Story
Ben Grauman Kohn
Ben Grauman Kohn
Screenplay
Charles Maynard
Charles Maynard
Editor
Jerome Ash
Jerome Ash
Director of Photography
Jack Otterson
Jack Otterson
Art Direction
Russell A. Gausman
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Bernard B. Brown
Bernard B. Brown
Sound
William R. Fox
William R. Fox
Sound

Posters and backgrounds

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