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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1936-04-10
Languageen
Runtime54m
Production

Columbia Pictures

5.8(4)
•1936•54m

Panic on the Air

"LOVING IN THE FACE OF DEATH!"

ComedyCrime

Overview

A sports announcer and a friend investigate after a pitcher misses a series. When they discover that gangsters are trying to find a hidden fortune, they use the radio show to foil the plan.

Writing & Screenplay
Harold Shumate
Cinematography
Benjamin H. Kline

Principal Cast

27 credited
Lew Ayres
Lew AyresJerry
Florence Rice
Florence RiceMary
Benny Baker
Benny BakerAndy
Edwin Maxwell
Edwin MaxwellGordon
Charles Cahill Wilson
Charles Cahill WilsonFitzgerald
Murray Alper
Murray AlperDanker
Wyrley Birch
Wyrley BirchMajor Bliss
Robert Emmett Keane
Robert Emmett KeaneCillani
Gene Morgan
Gene MorganDugan
EL
Eddie LeeMcNulty

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