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Sky Patrol

(1939)

September 11, 1939• 1h 1m
40%
TMDB Score

Overview

"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.

Howard Bretherton

Director

Top Billed Cast

JT

John Trent

Tailspin Tommy Tompkins

MR

Marjorie Reynolds

Betty Lou Barnes

MS

Milburn Stone

Skeeter Milligan

JRS

Jason Robards Sr.

Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner

JC

Jackie Coogan

Carter Meade

DJ

Dickie Jones

Bobby Landis

BI

Boyd Irwin

Colonel Meade

JD

John Daheim

Ryan

BW

Bryant Washburn

Bainbridge

LM

LeRoy Mason

Mitch