The Great Plane Robbery

Dec 9, 1940

1h 1m

★ 0.0

The Stickup Of The Century... Far Above The Clouds!, Terror Rides the Airways!

Overview

Assigned to keep watch over a recently released gangster, an insurance investigator must keep the client alive after he is taken hostage by former henchmen.

Genres

Adventure

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Larry Darmour Productions

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Cast

Mike Henderson

Jack Holt

Frankie Toller

Stanley Fields

Helen Carver

Vickie Lester

Joe Colson

Noel Madison

Jim Day

Jeff York

Rod Brothers

Theodore von Eltz

Homer Pringle

Hobart Cavanaugh

Krebber

Milburn Stone

Nick Harmon

Paul Fix

Eddie Lindo

Harry Cording

Dr. Jamison

John Hamilton

Mrs. Jamison

Doris Lloyd

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