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Up in the Air (1940)
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62 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery

Up in the Air (1940)

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62 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery

A none-too-popular (nor good) radio singer, Rita Wilson is murdered while singing on the air in a radio studio. Radio page boy, Frankie Ryan, and his janitor pal, Jeff, solve the mystery for the none-too-sharp police.

Director

Howard Bretherton (directed by)

Writer

Edmond Kelso (screen play by) (as Edmund Kelso) (original story by) (as Edmund Kelso)

Producer

Lindsley Parsons (produced by)

Cinematographer

Fred Jackman Jr.

Editor

Jack Ogilvie

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Updated Sep 9, 1940

Release date

Sep 9, 1940 (United States)

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Frankie Darro Frankie Frankie See fewer	Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
Marjorie Reynolds Anne Anne See fewer	His Kind of Woman (1951)
Mantan Moreland Jeff Jeff See fewer	Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944)
Gordon Jones Tex Tex See fewer	Flying Tigers (1942)
Lorna Gray Rita Wilson (as Lorna Grey) Rita Wilson (as Lorna Grey) See fewer	Daughter of Don Q (1946)
Tristram Coffin Farrell Farrell See fewer	King of the Rocket Men (1949)
Clyde Dilson Marty Marty See fewer	There Goes My Girl (1937)
Dick Elliott Hastings Hastings See fewer	Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
John Holland Quigley Quigley See fewer	Chinatown (1974)
Carleton Young Stevens Stevens See fewer	The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Alex Callam Van Martin Van Martin See fewer	The Secret Code (1942)
Maxine Leslie Stella Stella See fewer	Fugitive of the Plains (1943)
Ralph Peters Delaney Delaney See fewer	Ball of Fire (1941)
Phil Kramer Gag-Writer (uncredited) Gag-Writer (uncredited) See fewer	Suicide Squad (1935)
Jack Mather Tim Wallace (uncredited) Tim Wallace (uncredited) See fewer	My Man Godfrey (1957)
Dennis Moore Pringle (uncredited) Pringle (uncredited) See fewer	The Purple Monster Strikes (1945)
George Morrell Rita Wilson Fan (uncredited) Rita Wilson Fan (uncredited) See fewer	Custer's Last Stand (I) (1936)
Bob Terry Sound Engineer (uncredited) Sound Engineer (uncredited) See fewer	Smoky Trails (1939)