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Feature film — 1940

Up in the Air (1940)

5.81h 2mComedy — Mystery — Drama — Music

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.

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A high-signal pick with 5 votes.

Monogram Pictures / Lindsley Parsons Picture Corporation

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Director: Howard Bretherton

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Cast & crew

Frankie Darro as Frankie Ryan

Frankie Darro

Frankie Ryan

Marjorie Reynolds as Anne Mason

Marjorie Reynolds

Anne Mason

Mantan Moreland as Jeff Jefferson

Mantan Moreland

Jeff Jefferson

Gordon Jones as Tex Barton

Gordon Jones

Tex Barton

Lorna Gray as Singer Rita Wilson aka Gladys Wharton

Lorna Gray

Singer Rita Wilson aka Gladys Wharton

Tristram Coffin as Bob Farrell

Tristram Coffin

Bob Farrell

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Clyde Dilson

Detective Lt. Marty Phillips

Dick Elliott as B. J. Hastings, Station Owner

Dick Elliott

B. J. Hastings, Station Owner

John Holland as Sam Quigley

John Holland

Sam Quigley

Carleton Young as Band Leader Dick Stevens

Carleton Young

Band Leader Dick Stevens

Alex Callam as Van Martin - Announcer

Alex Callam

Van Martin - Announcer

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Maxine Leslie

Stella - Switchboard Operator

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