Pilot X

Pilot X (1936)

Aircraft are being shot down by a large black plane with a big "X" painted on the wing. The chief suspects are invited for the weekend to an old dark mansion.

Date of release
1936-12-01
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 9m
Genres
Action, Adventure, Mystery
Director
Elmer Clifton

Casting

Interesting facts

Death in the Air is a 1937 American film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring 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. The film was Fanchon Royer's first production for her new company, Fanchon Royer Features, Inc. Film Daily reported that former FBI agent Melvin Purvis was offered a role in the film but declined.

Production

Principal photography for Death in the Air under the working title of Pilot X began on June 25, 1936. A series of name changes ensued, and an affidavit was filed on March 10, 1938 with New York State censors to change the title to Pilot X. On May 13, 1943, the production was retitled and reissued as Mysterious Bombardier.

The aircraft used in the film include the Waco INF, Pitcairn PA 7S "Mailwing Sport", Fleet 2 and Stinson SR 8B. Stock footage from Hell's Angels (1930) with scenes of the Fokker D.VII and Sikorsky S-29-A was incorporated into the film. In addition, sequences of Boeing F2B fighter aircraft filmed at air shows were used.

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