The Great Air Mystery
Universal 1935 / 12 Chapters
Directed by Ray Taylor
Starring Clark Williams as Tommy
Jean Rogers as Betty Lou
Noah Beery Jr. as Skeeter
Delphine Drew as Inez Casmetto
Bryant Washburn as Ned Curtis
Ace Aviator Frank Clark
Tommy and his pals Skeeter (Noah Beery jr.) and young and beautiful Jean Rogers as Betty Lou, fly to Nazil Island (in the Pacific) to help a group of honest business people protect oil reserves from takeover by dishonest ones. They are assisted by an undercover reporter and from a masked mystery pilot called the Eagle. If you like truly entertaining stunt flying, and heroes who know how to smile, this is the serial for you. The no-cgi-in-sight old-fashioned airplanes are fun to watch and the sequence in which an airborne dirigible hooks a plane and pulls it aboard is also impressive. The "Gosh, Betty Lou!"-style dialogue, unquestionably written for kids, gives an authentic, classic feel to the story, which was adapted faithfully from comic strips of the time. Move over, Sky Captain, the real guy has some flying to do here!
Digitally transferred on a Cintel C-Reality from a superb quality original print.
This transfer REALLY looks nice, one of the best from the Squadron to date. See the frame-grabs below.
Released July 2005
List price $19.95, available now for $15.95
Distributed by Hermitage Hill Media
