Panic on the Air

Panic on the Air

Panic on the Air

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Panic on the Air

"LOVING IN THE FACE OF DEATH!"

1936

0h 54m

5.8(4 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Overview

A sports announcer and a friend investigate after a pitcher misses a series. When they discover that gangsters are trying to find a hidden fortune, they use the radio show to foil the plan.

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Columbia Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Lew Ayres

Lew Ayres

Jerry

Florence Rice

Florence Rice

Mary

Benny Baker

Benny Baker

Andy

Edwin Maxwell

Edwin Maxwell

Gordon

Charles Cahill Wilson

Charles Cahill Wilson

Fitzgerald

Murray Alper

Murray Alper

Danker

Wyrley Birch

Wyrley Birch

Major Bliss

Robert Emmett Keane

Robert Emmett Keane

Cillani

Gene Morgan

Gene Morgan

Dugan

Eddie Lee

McNulty

Creative team

Directed by: D. Ross Lederman
Written by: Theodore S. Tinsley
Harold Shumate

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