Air Hawks (1935)

Directed by

Albert S. Rogell

Genre

horror film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 08m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A scientist uses a death ray to disrupt flights. An aviator and a famous pilot team up to stop him.

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What happens

Air Hawks is a 1935 American aviation-themed horror science fiction film based on Ben Pivar's "Air Fury", an unpublished story. Director Albert Rogell who had moved from shorts to B-films, was interested in aviation and had already helmed The Flying Marine (1929) and Air Hostess (1933). In Air Hawks, the studio was able to add an A-list star, Ralph Bellamy, as well as exploiting the fame of record-setting pilot Wiley Post in his only feature film appearance. Although limited in budget and production values, the introduction of a "death ray" elevated the modest programmer into the science-fiction genre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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