Danger on the Air is a 1938 American mystery film directed by Otis Garrett. The film was based on the novel Death Catches Up with Mr. Kluck by author Xanthippe.
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| Directed by | Otis Garrett |
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| Based on | Death Catches Up with Mr. Kluck by Xantippe |
| Produced by | Irving Starr |
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| Cinematography | Stanley Cortez[1] |
| Edited by | Maurice Wright[1] |
Production companies | Crime Club Productions, Inc.[1] |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures Co. |
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| Country | United States[1] |
Plot
editChristina "Steenie" MacCorkle, a radio advertising executive, is suspected of murdering her client as Caesar Kluck, a soda magnate.
Loathed by all who met him, or forced to work, with his underhanded business machinations, the victims, and suspects, start piling up. Including gangster Joe Carney and janitor Tony Lisotti, who is trying to protect his daughter, Maria Lisotti, from being another notch on Kluck's belt, and Harry Lake, who is desperate to get on the air, seemingly at any cost.
Cast
edit- Nan Grey as Christina "Steenie" MacCorkle
- Donald Woods as Benjamin Franklin Butts
- Jed Prouty as Harry Jones, Radio Company Boss
- Berton Churchill as Caesar Kluck
- William Lundigan as Dave Chapman, Radio Announcer
- Richard "Skeets" Gallagher as Finney Fish, Ad Company Man
- Edward Van Sloan as Dr. Leonard Sylvester, Charlatan
- George Meeker as Tuttle, Undercover FCC Man
- Frank Milan as Alexander MacCorkle
- Lee J. Cobb as Tony Lisotti
- Johnny Arthur as Aiken
- Peter Lind Hayes as Harry Lake, Call Boy and Aspiring Performer
- Louise Stanley as Maria Lisotti
- Eloise Rawitzer as Miss Mildred Bello
- Joe Downing as Gangster Joe Carney
Production
editDanger on the Air was based on The Crime Club novel Death Catches Up with Mr. Kluck by Xantippe.[2] Production on the film began in mid May 1938.[1]
Release
editDanger on the Air was released on July 1, 1938 by Universal Studios.[1][2]
Reception
editFrom retrospective reviews, the authors of Universal Horrors declared the film to be "One of the better Crime Club entries" noting that "Nan Grey contributes a particularly ingratiating performance."[2]
References
editFootnotes
editSources
edit- Weaver, Tom; Brunas, Michael; Brunas, John (2007) [1990]. Universal Horrors (2 ed.). McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2974-5.
External links
edit- Danger on the Air on YouTube
- Danger on the Air at IMDb
- Danger on the Air is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive