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Trapped in the Sky (1939)

Trapped in the Sky poster
Directed by
Lewis D. Collins
Genre
thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 01m
Rated
NR
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An American pilot investigates a series of sabotage incidents targeting a new silent aircraft design. He works to uncover the saboteurs before they can destroy the experimental plane.

suspensefultensemysteriousdatedbriskaction-orientedstraightforward

What happens

Trapped in the Sky (aka Army Spy and Sabotage) is a 1939 American thriller film directed by Lewis D. Collins and produced by Larry Darmour for Columbia Pictures. The film stars Jack Holt, Ralph Morgan and Katherine DeMille. Holt is the "flyboy" who is trying to find the saboteurs of a "silent" aircraft. The plot device of a "noiseless" or stealthy aircraft is a familiar theme in aviation films of the period, including The Sky Ranger (1921), The Silent Flier (1926) and Eagle of the Night (1928). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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