Pirates of the Skies (1939) - film review
Joseph A. McDonough
Drama

Summary
Pirates of the Skies is an American film first released in 1939,
directed by Joseph A. McDonough.
The film stars Kent Taylor, Rochelle Hudson, Regis Toomey, Marion Martin and Samuel S. Hinds.
Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.
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Credits
- Director: Joseph A. McDonough
- Script: Lester Cole, Ben Grauman Kohn
- Photo: Jerome Ash
- Music: Frank Skinner
- Cast: Kent Taylor (Nick Conlon), Rochelle Hudson (Barbara Whitney), Regis Toomey (Pilot Bill Lambert), Marion Martin (Kitty (gang moll)), Samuel S. Hinds (Commissioner), Ray Walker (Pilot Hal Weston), Lucien Littlefield (Dr. Amos Pettingill), Stanley Andrews (Maj. Smith), Guy Usher (Capt. Higgins), Frank Puglia (Jerry Petri), Dorothy Arnold (Waitress), Hooper Atchley (Kidnapped jeweler), Henry Brandon (Gang pilot), Roy Brent (Orderly), Eddy Chandler (Henchman Slug), Fern Emmett (Customer), Jack Gardner (Air Patrol radioman), John Harmon (Henchman Ralph), Harry Harvey (Ball-toss game barker), Hugh Huntley (Pilot), Gladden James (Car rental agent), Horace McMahon (Henchman Artie), Frank O’Connor (Doorman), Tom O’Grady (Carnival barker), Edward Peil Sr. (Police dispatcher), Lee Phelps (Patrol car policeman), Frances Robinson (Maj. Smith’s secretary), William Royle (Patrol car policeman), William Ruhl (Lambert’s co-pilot), Syd Saylor (Carnival plane-ride barker), Charles Sherlock (Witness to kidnapping), Phillip Trent (Pilot)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 65 min; B&W
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