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Ghost Patrol (1936)

APPROVED 60 min  -  Crime | Romance | Sci-Fi  -   3 August 1936 (USA)
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A Professor has an invention that will bring down planes causing them to crash and Dawson is forcing him to use it on those carrying money... See full summary »

Director:

Sam Newfield

Writer:

Wyndham Gittens (screenplay)

Stars:

Tim McCoy, Claudia Dell and Walter Miller
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Tim McCoy Tim McCoy ...
Tim Caverly
Claudia Dell Claudia Dell ...
Natalie Brent
Walter Miller Walter Miller ...
Dawson
Wheeler Oakman Wheeler Oakman ...
Kincaid
James P. Burtis James P. Burtis ...
Henry Brownlee (as Jimmy Burtis)
Lloyd Ingraham Lloyd Ingraham ...
Professor Brent
Dick Curtis Dick Curtis ...
Henchman Charlie
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A Professor has an invention that will bring down planes causing them to crash and Dawson is forcing him to use it on those carrying money. When Tim arrives to investigate he is mistaken for a noted outlaw. So he assumes that identity to force Dawson to make him a partner. But just as a plane bringing Tim help is arriving, his true identity is revealed and while he is a prisoner, Dawson forces the Professor to start his machine. Written by Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>  

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Desert | Airplane Accident | Secret Lab | Mail Airplane | Ray Gun  | See more »

Genres:

Crime | Romance | Sci-Fi | Western

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Filming Locations:

Brandeis Ranch, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Excelsior Pictures Corp. See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Goofs

Continuity: The aircraft shown to be taking the team of government agents to Tim's assistance is a single-engine monoplane. However, the aircraft shown to be landing minutes later is a tri-motor transport. See more »

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Remade as Sky Bandits (1940) See more »

Soundtracks

"Appassionato"
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Music by Victor Alix and Léo Pouget
Sam Fox Publ Co. See more »