Junior G-Men of the Air

Junior G-Men of the Air

Directed by	Lewis D. Collins Ray Taylor
Produced by	Henry MacRae
Written by	Paul Huston Griffin Jay George H. Plympton Brenda Weisberg
Starring	Billy Halop Gene Reynolds Lionel Atwill Frank Albertson
Music by	Milton Rosen
Cinematography	William A. Sickner
Edited by	Paul Landres Louis Sackin Alvin Todd Edgar Zane
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	May 4, 1942 (1942-05-04)
Running time	12 chapters (225 min)
Country	United States
Language	English

Junior G-Men of the Air (1942) is a Universal film serial starring the Dead End Kids and the Little Tough Guys.

Plot

Japanese saboteurs attack the US in preparation for an invasion during World War II. They are discovered by "Ace" Holden and The Dead End Kids, who do not trust the police enough to help the government. To overcome this, the "Junior G-Men" (the Little Tough Guys) are sent by the FBI to stop the spies.

Cast

The Dead End Kids and the Little Tough Guys

Billy Halop as Billy "Ace" Holden
Huntz Hall as "Bolts" Larson
Gabriel Dell as "Stick" Munsey
Bernard Punsly as "Greaseball" Plunkett
David Gorcey as Double Face Gordon
Billy Benedict as Whitey

Additional cast

Gene Reynolds as Eddie Holden
Lionel Atwill as The Baron, a Japanese spy
Frank Albertson as Jerry Markham
Richard Lane as Agent Don Ames
Frankie Darro as Jack
Turhan Bey as Araka, The Baron's "Spear-point Heavy" (chief henchman)
John Bleifer as Beal, one of The Baron's henchman
Eddie Foster as Comora, one of The Baron's henchman
John Bagni as Augar, one of The Baron's henchman
Noel Cravat as Monk, one of The Baron's henchman
Eddy Waller (uncredited) as Jed Holden

Production

Stunts

David Sharpe doubling Billy Halop
Tom Steele doubling Turhan Bey
Ken Terrell

Chapter titles

Wings Aflame
The Plunge of Peril
Hidden Danger
The Tunnel of Terror
The Black Dragon Strikes
Flaming Havoc
The Death Mist
Satan Fires the Fuse
Satanic Sabotage
Trapped in a Burning 'Chute
Undeclared War
Civilian Courage Conquers

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References

↑ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 223. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.

External links

Little Tough Guys

William Benedict Harris Berger Hally Chester Gabriel Dell Charles Duncan David Gorcey Huntz Hall Billy Halop Bobby Jordan Bernard Punsley

Little Tough Guy Little Tough Guys in Society Newsboys' Home Code of the Streets Call a Messenger You're Not So Tough Junior G-Men Give Us Wings Hit the Road Sea Raiders Mob Town Junior G-Men of the Air Tough As They Come Mug Town Keep 'Em Slugging

Universal serials

Serials

Silent Serials (1914-1929)	Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery The Master Key The Trey o' Hearts The Black Box The Broken Coin Graft Under the Crescent The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring Liberty The Mystery Ship The Red Ace The Gray Ghost The Voice on the Wire The Brass Bullet Bull's Eye The Lion's Claws Lure of the Circus The Red Glove The Great Radium Mystery The Lion Man The Midnight Man The Flaming Disc The Moon Riders King of the Circus The Vanishing Dagger The Dragon's Net The Diamond Queen Do or Die The Secret Four Terror Trail The White Horseman Winners of the West The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe In the Days of Buffalo Bill Perils of the Yukon The Radio King With Stanley in Africa Around the World in Eighteen Days Beasts of Paradise The Eagle's Talons The Ghost City In the Days of Daniel Boone The Oregon Trail The Phantom Fortune The Social Buccaneer The Steel Trail The Fast Express The Fighting Ranger The Iron Man The Riddle Rider Wolves of the North Ace of Spades The Great Circus Mystery The Scarlet Streak Fighting with Buffalo Bill Strings of Steel The Winking Idol Blake of Scotland Yard The Fire Fighters The Return of the Riddle Rider The Trail of the Tiger Whispering Smith Rides Haunted Island Tarzan the Mighty The Vanishing Rider The Diamond Master A Final Reckoning The Pirate of Panama

Part-sound Serials (1929-1930)	The Ace of Scotland Yard Tarzan the Tiger The Jade Box The Lightning Express Terry of the Times The Indians Are Coming

Pre-war Sound Serials (1931-1942)	Finger Prints Heroes of the Flames Danger Island Battling with Buffalo Bill The Spell of the Circus Detective Lloyd The Airmail Mystery Heroes of the West The Jungle Mystery The Lost Special Clancy of the Mounted The Phantom of the Air Gordon of Ghost City The Perils of Pauline Pirate Treasure The Vanishing Shadow The Red Rider Tailspin Tommy Rustlers of Red Dog The Call of the Savage The Roaring West Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery The Adventures of Frank Merriwell Flash Gordon The Phantom Rider Ace Drummond Jungle Jim Secret Agent X-9 Wild West Days Radio Patrol Tim Tyler's Luck Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars Flaming Frontiers Red Barry Scouts to the Rescue Buck Rogers The Oregon Trail The Phantom Creeps The Green Hornet Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe Winners of the West Junior G-Men The Green Hornet Strikes Again! Sky Raiders Riders of Death Valley Sea Raiders

War-time Serials (1942-1945)	Don Winslow of the Navy Gang Busters Junior G-Men of the Air Overland Mail The Adventures of Smilin' Jack Don Winslow of the Coast Guard Adventures of the Flying Cadets The Great Alaskan Mystery Raiders of Ghost City Mystery of the River Boat Jungle Queen The Master Key Secret Agent X-9

Post-war Serials (1945-1946)	The Royal Mounted Rides Again The Scarlet Horseman Lost City of the Jungle The Mysterious Mr. M

See also

Film serials List of film serials List of film serials by studio

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