Up in the Air (1940)
Frankie 'scoops' the police and traps the killer!
A none-too-popular (nor good) radio singer, Rita Wilson is murdered while singing on the air in a radio studio. Radio page boy, Frankie Ryan, and his janitor pal, Jeff, solve the mystery for the none-too-sharp police.
- Date of release
- 1940-09-09
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 2m
- Genres
- Comedy, Mystery, Drama, Music
- Director
- Howard Bretherton
Casting
- Frankie Darro — Frankie Ryan
- Marjorie Reynolds — Anne Mason
- Mantan Moreland — Jeff Jefferson
- Gordon Jones — Tex Barton
- Lorna Gray — Singer Rita Wilson aka Gladys Wharton
- Tristram Coffin — Bob Farrell
- Clyde Dilson — Detective Lt. Marty Phillips
- Dick Elliott — B. J. Hastings, Station Owner
- John Holland — Sam Quigley
- Carleton Young — Band Leader Dick Stevens
- Alex Callam — Van Martin - Announcer
- Maxine Leslie — Stella - Switchboard Operator
Interesting facts
Up in the Air is a 1940 American comedy mystery film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Frankie Darro, Marjorie Reynolds and Mantan Moreland. It was produced and released by Monogram Pictures. It was remade in 1945 as There Goes Kelly.
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