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The Airmail Mystery (1932)

The Airmail Mystery poster
Directed by
Ray Taylor
Genre
mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
3h 45m
Rated
NR
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A masked saboteur threatens the U.S. airmail service. A pilot and his crew must protect the mail and stop the villain's plans.

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What happens

The Airmail Mystery is a 1932 Universal pre-Code movie serial directed by Ray Taylor, written by Ella O'Neill, starring James Flavin and Wheeler Oakman, and featuring Al Wilson doing the aerial stunts. The Airmail Mystery was Universal's first aviation serial that set the pattern for the aviation serials and feature films to follow. The film also marks the film debut of James Flavin. The Airmail Mystery is considered a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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