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Larceny on the Air (1937)

APPROVED 67 min  -  Action | Crime | Drama  -   11 January 1937 (USA)
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Dr. Lawrence Baxter, working with the Bureau of Pure Foods and Drugs, uses radio broadcasts to expose a number of fraudulent patient medicines... See full summary »

Director:

Irving Pichel

Writers:

Endre Bohem (screenplay), Richard English (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Larceny on the Air -- Dr. Lawrence Baxter, working with the Bureau of Pure Foods and Drugs, uses radio broadcasts to expose a number of fraudulent patient medicines...
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Livingston Robert Livingston ...
Dr. Lawrence Baxter
Grace Bradley Grace Bradley ...
Jean Sterling
Willard Robertson Willard Robertson ...
Inspector 'Mac' McDonald
Pierre Watkin Pierre Watkin ...
Kennedy
Smiley Burnette Smiley Burnette ...
Jimmy
Granville Bates Granville Bates ...
Prof. Rexford Sterling
William Newell William Newell ...
Andrews
Byron Foulger Byron Foulger ...
Pete Andorka
Wilbur Mack Wilbur Mack ...
F. J. Thompson (as Willard Mack)
Matty Fain Matty Fain ...
Burke
Josephine Whittell Josephine Whittell ...
Nurse Nelson
Charles Timblin Charles Timblin ...
Swain
Billy Griffith Billy Griffith ...
Kellogg (as William H. Griffith)
William Hopper William Hopper ...
Announcer (as De Wolf Hopper)
Frank Du Frane Frank Du Frane ...
Golden
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Storyline

Dr. Lawrence Baxter, working with the Bureau of Pure Foods and Drugs, uses radio broadcasts to expose a number of fraudulent patient medicines, with his bitterest attacks being aimed at Kennedy Radium Products the manufacturer of a tonic called 'Radium Rejuvenating Tablets," which Baxter claims is a slow cause of death. This leads the manufacturer to try every means to defeat and discredit the young doctor. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>  

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Doctor | Radium | Radio | Product | Attorney  | See more »

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Action | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Eglimatika heria See more »

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Production Co:

Republic Pictures (I) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (edited version)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Victor High Fidelity Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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