

MovieComedyMysteryDrama
Up in the Air
Frankie 'scoops' the police and traps the killer!
5.8(5)19401h 2m
A none-too-popular (nor good) radio singer, Rita Wilson is murdered while singing on the air in a radio studio. Radio page boy, Frankie Ryan, and his janitor pal, Jeff, solve the mystery for the none-too-sharp police.
- Director
- Howard Bretherton
- Writers
- Edmond Kelso,Edmond Kelso
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Cast

Frankie Darro
Frankie Ryan

Marjorie Reynolds
Anne Mason

Mantan Moreland
Jeff Jefferson

Gordon Jones
Tex Barton

Lorna Gray
Singer Rita Wilson aka Gladys Wharton

Tristram Coffin
Bob Farrell
Clyde Dilson
Detective Lt. Marty Phillips

Dick Elliott
B. J. Hastings, Station Owner

John Holland
Sam Quigley

Carleton Young
Band Leader Dick Stevens

Alex Callam
Van Martin - Announcer
Maxine Leslie
Stella - Switchboard Operator

Ralph Peters
Detective Delaney

Jack Mather
Tim Wallace - Comic

Dennis Moore
Gag-Writer Pringle
Phil Kramer
Gag-Writer

George Morrell
Rita Wilson Fan (uncredited)

Bob Terry
Sound Engineer (uncredited)
Crew
Directing
- Howard BrethertonDirector
Writing
- Edmond KelsoScreenplay
- Edmond KelsoStory
Production
- Lindsley ParsonsProducer
- Charles J. BigelowProduction Manager
Camera
- Fred Jackman Jr.Director of Photography
Editing
- Jack OgilvieEditor
Sound
- William R. FoxSound Director
- Edward J. KayMusic Director
Art
- Charles ClagueArt Direction
- Albert GreenwoodInterior Designer