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"Tailspin Tommy" Tompkins and "Skeeter" Milligan are training young U. S. Army fliers for the newly-formed 'Sky Patrol,'a branch of the Army Reserves which operates along the borders and coast-lines, on the lookout for smugglers. Carter... See more »
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Tailspin Tommy Tompkins
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Betty Lou Barnes
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Skeeter Milligan
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Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner (as Jason Robards)
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Carter Meade
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Bobby Landis
Boyd Irwin ...
Col. Meade
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Ryan (as Johnnie Day)
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Bainbridge
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Mitch
John S. Peters ...
Jackson (as John Peters)
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Dick Dickinson ...
Thug (uncredited)
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Thug Killed by Gunshot (uncredited)

Directed by

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Howard Bretherton

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George Waggner ... (screenplay) (as Joseph West) and
Norton S. Parker ... (screenplay)
 
Hal Forrest ... (original story)
 
Hal Forrest ... (comic strip by) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Paul Malvern ... producer

Cinematography by

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Fred Jackman Jr.

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Carl Pierson

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E.R. Hickson

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Albert Greenwood

Production Management

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Glenn Cook ... production manager
Scott R. Dunlap ... executive in charge of production

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Buddy Myers ... sound director (as L. John Myers)

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John Daheim ... stunts (uncredited)
Tex Rankin ... stunt pilot (uncredited)

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Frank Sanucci ... composer: stock music (uncredited) / musical director (uncredited)

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Hal Forrest ... consultant
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

"Tailspin Tommy" Tompkins and "Skeeter" Milligan are training young U. S. Army fliers for the newly-formed 'Sky Patrol,'a branch of the Army Reserves which operates along the borders and coast-lines, on the lookout for smugglers. Carter Meade, whose father is the Colonel in charge of the patrol, has a terror of firing guns and his father insists he conquer this fear. Tommy sends him out on patrol, on orders from Washington D. C., to stop any unfamiliar aircraft. Carter challenges an unmarked amphibian plane, which opens fire on him. Carter, afraid to shoot, bails out as his plane is shot down. Carter is missing, and Tommy and Skeeter are searching for him and the mysterious airplane. Written by Les Adams

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Taglines FLYING FLEDGINGS TEST THEIR WINGS! Yesterday they were boys with dreams of making paper airplanes fly...today they're gallant heroes soaring into combat with smugglers of the skies! Tailspin Tommy's most thrilling adventure! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Tailspin Tommy in Sky Patrol (United States)
  • Patrulha do Espaço (Portugal)
  • Piratas del aire (Mexico)
  • A Patrulha do Céu (Brazil)
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  • 61 min
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Trivia The earliest documented telecast of this film occurred Sunday 5 April 1942 on New York City's pioneer television station WNBT (Channel 1). Post-WWII television viewers got their first look at on the East Coast Thursday 17 June 1948 on WATV (Channel 13), in Chicago Tuesday 22 February 1949 on WBKB (Channel 4), and on the West Coast, in Los Angeles, Monday 12 September 1949 on KTLA (Channel 5). See more »
Movie Connections Followed by Danger Flight (1939). See more »
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