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The Mystery Squadron

  • 1933
  • Passed
  • 3h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
85
YOUR RATING
Lucile Browne, Lafe McKee, Jack Mulhall, Bob Steele, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in The Mystery Squadron (1933)
Mystery

Hank Davis, foreman on a huge dam project, enlists the aid of his two flyer friends when a sinister figure known as The Black Ace leads his Mystery Squadron of masked pilots in an attempt to... Read allHank Davis, foreman on a huge dam project, enlists the aid of his two flyer friends when a sinister figure known as The Black Ace leads his Mystery Squadron of masked pilots in an attempt to destroy the dam.Hank Davis, foreman on a huge dam project, enlists the aid of his two flyer friends when a sinister figure known as The Black Ace leads his Mystery Squadron of masked pilots in an attempt to destroy the dam.

  • Directors
    • Colbert Clark
    • David Howard
  • Writers
    • Sherman L. Lowe
    • Al Martin
    • Barney A. Sarecky
  • Stars
    • Bob Steele
    • Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
    • Lucile Browne
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    85
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Colbert Clark
      • David Howard
    • Writers
      • Sherman L. Lowe
      • Al Martin
      • Barney A. Sarecky
    • Stars
      • Bob Steele
      • Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
      • Lucile Browne
    • 7User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Bob Kortman and Bob Steele in The Mystery Squadron (1933)
    Edward Peil Sr., Lucile Browne, Colbert Clark, Kernan Cripps, Wyndham Gittens, Edward Hearn, David Howard, Lafe McKee, Ernest Miller, Jack Mower, Jack Mulhall, J. Carrol Naish, William Nobles, Jack Perrin, Bob Roper, Bob Steele, Al Taylor, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in The Mystery Squadron (1933)
    Edward Peil Sr. and Bob Steele in The Mystery Squadron (1933)
    Lucile Browne and Bob Steele in The Mystery Squadron (1933)
    Lucile Browne, J. Carrol Naish, Bob Steele, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in The Mystery Squadron (1933)
    Lucile Browne, Bob Steele, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in The Mystery Squadron (1933)
    Lucile Browne, Edward Hearn, J. Carrol Naish, and Bob Steele in The Mystery Squadron (1933)
    Lucile Browne and Bob Steele in The Mystery Squadron (1933)

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    Bob Steele
    Bob Steele
    • Fred Cromwell
    Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
    Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
    • Bill 'Jellybean' Cook
    • (as 'Big Boy' Williams)
    Lucile Browne
    Lucile Browne
    • Dorothy Gray
    Jack Mulhall
    Jack Mulhall
    • Henry 'Hank' Davis
    Purnell Pratt
    Purnell Pratt
    • Lafe Johnson
    Robert Frazer
    Robert Frazer
    • Dr. Flint
    J. Carrol Naish
    J. Carrol Naish
    • Collins
    Bob Kortman
    Bob Kortman
    • Bracken
    Lafe McKee
    Lafe McKee
    • Stephen Gray
    Edward Hearn
    Edward Hearn
    • Sheriff [Chs. 2-3, 12]
    Kernan Cripps
    Kernan Cripps
    • Tom - Dam Foreman
    Edward Peil Sr.
    Edward Peil Sr.
    • Andrew Martin
    • (as Edward Peil)
    Jack Mower
    Jack Mower
    • Carter - Henchman
    Jack Perrin
    Jack Perrin
    • Roberts - Mystery Flyer
    Horace B. Carpenter
    Horace B. Carpenter
    • Express Agent [Ch. 3]
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Cecil
    • Mine Engineer [Ch. 1, 7]
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Cheatham
    Jack Cheatham
    • Henchman [Ch. 7]
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Cramer
    Richard Cramer
    • Mine Lookout
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Colbert Clark
      • David Howard
    • Writers
      • Sherman L. Lowe
      • Al Martin
      • Barney A. Sarecky
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      It is possible that the man portraying the Black Ace in full costume is not Jack Mulhall but actually a stuntman.
    • Goofs
      When Mystery Squadron bad guy Roberts is shot dead while shooting a flame-thrower from his plane, he falls halfway out of the cockpit and hangs there motionless. Despite the fact that apparently no one is piloting the craft, it manages to make a perfect three-point landing and come to a halt all by itself.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sprockets: Classic Serials (1991)

    User reviews7

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    5/10
    Middling Mascot
    This film falls toward the middle of Mascot's serial output. It isn't as exciting as some (The Hurricane Express), as entertainingly ludicrous as others (The Whispering Shadow), as lavish as a few (The Phantom Empire) managed to be. The actors' performances are all on par with their respective usual standards, and stick fairly close to typecasting. The Tavern Hotel, where much of the action is set, is an illogical conceit: a large building seemingly in the middle of nowhere, housing no more than five people all of whom are familiar with the secret passages which honeycomb the walls. Of course, in Mascot serials logic is pretty much beside the point, and that's okay.
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    • mlhouk9
    • Jan 7, 2001

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 22, 1933 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A Esquadrilha Misteriosa
    • Production company
      • Mascot Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      3 hours 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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