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Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery is a 12-episode 1935 Universal movie serial based on the Tailspin Tommy comic strip by Hal Forrest and starring Clark Williams, Jean Rogers and Noah Beery, Jr.. The picture was the 96th of the 137 serials released by the studio (the 28th of which to be made with sound).
Original Release
10/21/1935
US Release
10/21/1935
Cast
Name | Character |
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Clark Williams | Tailspin Tommy Tompkins |
Jean Rogers | Betty Lou Barnes |
Delphine Drew | Inez Casmetto |
Noah Beery Jr. | Skeeter Milligan / 'Skeeter' Milligan |
Bryant Washburn | Ned Curtis |
Pat J. O'Brien | Milt Howe |
Herbert Heywood | Manuel Casmetto |
Matthew Betz | Horace Raymore |
Paul Ellis | Enrico Garcia [Chs. 2-9] / Enrico Garcia |
Harry Worth | Don Alvarado Casmetto |
Directors
Writers
Hal Forrest, Raymond Cannon, Ella O'Neill, Basil Dickey, Robert Hershon, George H. Plympton
Cast
Name | Character |
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Clark Williams | Tailspin Tommy Tompkins |
Jean Rogers | Betty Lou Barnes |
Delphine Drew | Inez Casmetto |
Noah Beery Jr. | Skeeter Milligan / 'Skeeter' Milligan |
Bryant Washburn | Ned Curtis |
Pat J. O'Brien | Milt Howe |
Herbert Heywood | Manuel Casmetto |
Matthew Betz | Horace Raymore |
Paul Ellis | Enrico Garcia [Chs. 2-9] / Enrico Garcia |
Harry Worth | Don Alvarado Casmetto |
Manuel López | Gomez [Chs. 3-6, 8-12] / Gomez |
Charles A. Browne | Paul Smith [Chs. 1-2] / Paul Smith |
James P. Burtis | Bill McGuire |
Helen Brown | Mrs. Tompkins [Ch. 1] / Mrs. Tompkins |
Frank Mayo | Dirigible Captain [Ch. 1] / Dirigible Captain |
Fritzi Brunette | Dinner Guest [Ch. 1] / Dinner Guest |
Frank Clarke | Flyer |
Ethan Laidlaw | Henchman |
Ted Billings | Airport Attendant |
Don Brodie | Three Point Radio Operator [Chs. 1-2] / Three Point Radio Operator |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Henry MacRae | Producer |