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George Merritt | ... |
Mr. Barrett
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Gus McNaughton | ... |
Blenkinsop, Hammond's Butler
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David Tree | ... |
R. Mackenzie
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Sandra Storme | ... |
Daphne
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Hay Petrie | ... |
Stage Door Keeper
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Frank Fox | ... |
Karl
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George Butler | ... |
Air Marshal Gosport
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Gordon McLeod | ... |
The Baron
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John Longden | ... |
John Peters, a Pilot
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Experimental aircraft of several countries are mysteriously vanishing during test flights over the sea. The latest is British, and Hammond of the Secret Service, comical but competent, investigates undercover. Also interested is waitress Kay, a disguised reporter...and Hammond's sister. The government and plane manufacturer Barrett think the whole business is just coincidence, but the 'Viking,' ostensible salvage ship controlled by a Foreign Power, has much to do with it... Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
The two stage actors rattle off the rapid-fire dialogue like two Spitfires in a dogfight. I got the feeling they were almost in a goof-off competition to see who could memorize their lines right before the take and spit them out with the most unrehearsed verve.