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Mystery Plane (1939)

Mystery Plane poster
Directed by
George Waggner
Genre
action film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rated
NR
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A hotshot pilot named Tailspin Tommy gets involved with a mysterious plane that leads to danger. He and his friends must outsmart criminals who are up to no good.

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What happens

Mystery Plane (aka Sky Pilot and Sky Pirate) is a 1939 American action film directed by George Waggner and written by Paul Schofield and George Waggner. The film is based on the comic strip Tailspin Tommy by Hal Forrest and Glenn Chaffin. The film stars John Trent, Marjorie Reynolds, Milburn Stone, Jason Robards Sr., George Lynn and Lucien Littlefield. Mystery Plane, the first of four "Tailspin Tommy" films made by Monogram Pictures, was released on March 8, 1939. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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