Danger Flight (1939) is an energetic aviation‑adventure film directed by Howard Bretherton, based on the popular comic‑strip hero Tailspin Tommy. Blending airborne action, youthful drama, and classic 1930s adventure storytelling, the film captures the excitement of early aviation culture.
The story follows Tommy, a skilled young pilot who becomes entangled in a dangerous situation when a troubled teenager falls in with a criminal gang. As Tommy tries to steer the boy toward a better path, he finds himself facing sabotage, aerial chases, and high‑stakes confrontations. With its fast pacing and thrilling flight sequences, Danger Flight stands out as one of the most engaging entries in the Tailspin Tommy film series.
Film Details
Title: Danger Flight
Year: 1939
Genre: Aviation Adventure / Action
Director: Howard Bretherton
Based On: Tailspin Tommy comic strip
Starring:
John Trent
Marjorie Reynolds
Milburn Stone
Tommy Baker
Runtime: 60 minutes
Studio: Monogram Pictures
Country: United States
Format: Black‑and‑white
Why This Film Stands Out
Danger Flight delivers classic aviation thrills with a mix of suspense, youthful energy, and heartfelt character moments. Its aerial stunts and adventurous tone make it a favorite among fans of vintage aviation cinema and early action films.
#DangerFlight #TailspinTommy #JohnTrent #MarjorieReynolds #MilburnStone #ClassicMovies #AviationMovie #1930sCinema #BlackAndWhiteFilm #VintageMovies #OldHollywood #FullMovie #MonogramPictures
The story follows Tommy, a skilled young pilot who becomes entangled in a dangerous situation when a troubled teenager falls in with a criminal gang. As Tommy tries to steer the boy toward a better path, he finds himself facing sabotage, aerial chases, and high‑stakes confrontations. With its fast pacing and thrilling flight sequences, Danger Flight stands out as one of the most engaging entries in the Tailspin Tommy film series.
Film Details
Title: Danger Flight
Year: 1939
Genre: Aviation Adventure / Action
Director: Howard Bretherton
Based On: Tailspin Tommy comic strip
Starring:
John Trent
Marjorie Reynolds
Milburn Stone
Tommy Baker
Runtime: 60 minutes
Studio: Monogram Pictures
Country: United States
Format: Black‑and‑white
Why This Film Stands Out
Danger Flight delivers classic aviation thrills with a mix of suspense, youthful energy, and heartfelt character moments. Its aerial stunts and adventurous tone make it a favorite among fans of vintage aviation cinema and early action films.
#DangerFlight #TailspinTommy #JohnTrent #MarjorieReynolds #MilburnStone #ClassicMovies #AviationMovie #1930sCinema #BlackAndWhiteFilm #VintageMovies #OldHollywood #FullMovie #MonogramPictures
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04:28What did I tell you kids about keeping the fields clear?
04:31Johnny didn't do it, Tommy!
04:33I'm a level.
04:34We were obeying your orders.
04:36That Whitey Lewis picked up Johnny's plane.
04:38And threw it right out in front of you.
04:40Johnny couldn't help it, honestly, Tommy.
04:42That's right, Tommy.
04:43It was that Lewis kid.
04:43I saw him.
04:44Where is he?
04:45Right over there.
04:48Beat it, kid.
04:49I got a special reason for not wanting no trouble around here right now.
04:52He ought to have a good punch in the nose.
04:54Here's a buck.
04:56I'll be back tomorrow or the next day.
04:57Now get going.
04:59Okay, Mike.
05:00But I just don't want that stuffy to think he can make me go.
05:03Go on.
05:04Get out of here.
05:11Here you are, Mr. Brown.
05:13Sign right here and the money's all yours.
05:15Thank you, Tompkins.
05:17Don't thank me.
05:18This is one time it's a pleasure to get rid of money.
05:20Yes, and I'll feel the same when I deliver it to my construction crew up at the dam.
05:24I don't like to think about that five-hour drive.
05:27It's a mighty rough country between here and there.
05:29That's right.
05:37Well, good luck.
05:38Thanks, Paul.
05:40You know, Ash, if you had a landing field up at your camp, I'd talk to you about a deal
05:44for Tompkins to fly the payroll all the way.
05:46Then you wouldn't have any worry.
05:47Maybe not.
05:47But Tompkins would.
05:49A forced landing up in that country would mean a nasty crack-up.
05:52Well, you let us worry about that.
05:54We could transfer the money to a small plane here and have it up there in a little more
05:57than an hour.
05:57Well, maybe a few tractors could clear a landing field.
06:00Worth thinking about.
06:02All right.
06:02Think it over.
06:03Good luck again.
06:03Good luck, Paul.
06:05So long again, Tompkins.
06:06So long.
06:29Keep it low, Steve, and be ready to move fast.
06:34I'm stuck.
06:35I guess my battery's dead.
06:36Will you see if you can get me started?
06:39Up with him.
06:40Get out of the car.
06:40Up on him.
06:52They plugged our tire.
06:55So you had this job all figured out so it couldn't mess, eh?
06:58Yeah, yeah.
06:59How was I...
06:59Never mind get that tire changed.
07:01We've got to get out of here.
07:02Yeah.
07:03This country will be plenty hot as soon as that guy gets to a phone.
07:06You're right, Mike.
07:10You know, Paul, at one attempt to hold me up, sold me on flying.
07:14I've had every spare tractor up at the camp for the last two weeks grading that landing field,
07:19and it's ready.
07:20Then Tompkins can make the first trip tomorrow.
07:22And be welcome to the job, Paul.
07:24Believe me.
07:25Say, you didn't get a good description of those thugs, did you?
07:28No.
07:28Everything worked too fast.
07:30For all I know, one of them might have looked like little Annie Rooney.
07:34They'll have to chase Tompkins pretty high to hijack him.
07:47How much do you get for this, Cap?
07:49This is two dollars, Sonny.
07:51It's one of the best kits I've got in the shop.
07:54I ain't got that much.
07:55I only have a dollar.
07:58But I have lots of kits for a dollar.
08:00Now, like this pursuit ship here.
08:03No.
08:04I don't want them.
08:09Hi, Cap.
08:10Hello, Tommy.
08:11Did you get that package of parts from my air scouts?
08:13I sure have.
08:13I'll get it right away.
08:15You just came in, and I haven't had time to unpack it.
08:18Only take me a minute.
08:18Okay, no hurry.
08:25Hi, kid.
08:29I said, hi.
08:30Don't you speak to people when they say hello to you?
08:32No.
08:33Not the fatheads I don't like.
08:37You're a lot bigger than me, you big stiff.
08:39But if you try to beat me up...
08:40What made you think I was going to beat you up?
08:43None of your business.
08:45Pretty tough, huh?
08:47Whoa, I'm just trying to feel your muscle.
08:50Well, I didn't know.
08:53Feel it.
08:55That's pretty good.
08:57You know, Whitey, I thought I was pretty tough, too, when I was about your age.
09:02I had to hustle for myself.
09:04I thought the tougher I was, the more I'd get.
09:07I got to hating all the things the other kids had, just because I couldn't have them.
09:12Well, I got into a lot of trouble before I started getting smart.
09:16And then I started flying, and...
09:18How'd you get the job flying?
09:19Oh, I did a lot of things.
09:21Worked around the field, studied.
09:24But it was more...
09:24You see, Whitey, you gotta work hard.
09:25I had a job.
09:27But old man Jenkins fired me.
09:29You mean Jenkins down at the grocery store?
09:31Yeah.
09:31He found out about my pot.
09:33He's in Sturr.
09:35In Sturr?
09:36Uh-huh.
09:37You know, the big house.
09:39Pot was a fighter, see?
09:41In the ring.
09:42A champ?
09:43No, he was never a champ.
09:46I guess he wouldn't keep in condition.
09:48But he had a left hook that was a honey.
09:50Like this.
09:52Pretty good.
09:53Pretty good.
09:54Say, are you gonna be a fighter?
09:56Maybe.
09:57I don't know.
09:58Maybe if I can't be a flyer.
10:00Oh, you wanna be a flyer?
10:02Maybe.
10:03I guess it'll be okay.
10:05Why don't you come out to the field with the kids?
10:07No.
10:08I ain't got no ship.
10:11Hey, you're allowed to bust it.
10:13Oh, I didn't see that.
10:15See, that's all right.
10:17That ought to make a pretty swell ship.
10:18Yeah, I was looking at it.
10:19But it's two dollars and I only got one.
10:23It is tough.
10:24Well, there it is, Tommy.
10:26I checked it and there's everything you ordered.
10:28Thanks, Cap.
10:30So long, kid.
10:31So long.
10:33Oh, Cap.
10:34What did you decide about giving my air scouts a half discount, remember?
10:37I asked you.
10:39Well, I reckon I can on some of the things.
10:41You mean on ones like this?
10:43This'll be only a dollar?
10:45Yes, I guess so.
10:46I've had it to stop quite some time and the box is kind of torn.
10:50Here you are.
10:52Guess it was kind of lucky you came in.
10:54Yes, I guess it was.
10:55I'll be out on the field as soon as I can get it together.
10:58Thanks a lot, Tommy.
10:59So long.
11:00So long, kid.
11:06Nice work, Tommy.
11:08So long, Cap.
11:08So long.
11:14Hey, you kids.
11:16You ought to be home.
11:16We've got to finish our share.
11:18We're just about through.
11:20Won't you let us test you tonight?
11:22Not a chance.
11:23This is a swell night for good flyers to keep their ships on the ground.
11:26Now run along.
11:27Okay, Tommy.
11:28So long.
11:28Good night.
11:29Well, I've seen some storms in my time, but this one has the air marks of being the granddaddy of
11:33them all.
11:34Yes, it's going to be a swell night.
11:36The flyers to sit by the fire.
11:38You said it.
11:40What's the news on Flight 14?
11:41Well, they haven't reported in at Twin Rivers yet.
11:44So they're going to be groundable, don't they?
11:47Well, that's a flip break.
11:48Now you mean because you're not flying Flight 14 tonight.
11:51No, but this is our first trip with the payroll to ground.
11:53We're going to be many hours late.
11:58Hey, what are you raving about?
12:00You haven't got any silly ideas about going out of here tonight, have you?
12:03Well, I wasn't thinking about rowing a boat in the park.
12:05You didn't have an accident or anything all the way over here, did you?
12:09Well, no.
12:09Why?
12:10You talk like a man who'd been dropped on his head.
12:12Will you stop it?
12:13The arguments are draw.
12:15Anyway, you're both crazy.
12:16I resent that.
12:17I may be crazy, but I'm not stupid.
12:19Listen, Wonder Boy, if you have the luck to get off the ground and get up to the camp against
12:23this headwind,
12:23how are you going to land?
12:24It'll be black as...
12:25Night?
12:26It'll be dark.
12:27And there's no lights at that field.
12:29Well, I'll drop a couple of flares.
12:31Drop a couple of flares.
12:32Listen, they'll point to a hole in the ground tomorrow morning and say there's where he hit, fellas.
12:36Start digging.
12:36Well, you two quit it.
12:38Anyway, Flight 14's going to be grounded tonight.
12:41And you two aviators can go fly a kite.
12:44Or a ground.
12:45Come up to my house for a sandwich.
12:47Okay, honey, that's a date.
12:49But just the same.
12:50If Flight 14 should get through, I'm not going to have that payroll of money kicking around here all night.
12:55It'll be a swell chance for somebody to grab it.
13:01You don't think he's serious.
13:03I mean, he won't try.
13:04Don't worry, baby.
13:06He won't get off the ground tonight unless he licks me first.
13:09Yes, I know, Skeeter.
13:11We all clown around a lot together, but I know that in a pinch he'll give you a life for
13:16Tommy.
13:16Oh, yeah, sure.
13:18All nine of them.
13:22Pumpkins, there's been a bad slide up at the dam.
13:25A bunch of the men are all smashed up.
13:27The hospital shack is under tons of rock.
13:29I've got to get these medical supplies up to the doctors.
13:37I guess you came to the right place.
13:39We packed them so they wouldn't break.
13:41Well, that was thoughtful.
13:43I hate to ask you to do this, but there's no other way.
13:46This storm has washed the roads completely out.
13:49My car was the last one to get through.
13:51Tommy, I don't recommend this, but I'll leave it to your judgment.
13:55If you think you can't make it, don't take a chance.
14:02Okay.
14:04Ryan, roll the ship out.
14:06Put that in the plane, will you?
14:07And I'm going with you.
14:08Not a chance.
14:09I want to fly life.
14:10Hey, wait a minute.
14:12I'm going with you.
14:14Say, why does everybody think this is an excursion?
14:16Oh, Tommy, we'll be careful, won't you?
14:18We've got a date tonight, haven't we?
14:20Of course.
14:21Now, be careful.
14:49Three-point to QX-478.
14:51Three-point to QX-478.
14:53Come in, Tommy.
14:54Come in, Tommy.
14:56Well, can't you get him to answer?
14:57Oh, I don't know.
15:00I'm going to tell him a thing or two.
15:01What does he mean running off without me?
15:02Who does he think he is, anyway?
15:09QX-478 to three-point.
15:12QX-478 to three-point.
15:14Three-point to QX-478.
15:16Well, it's about time you started to think of the old folks at home.
15:20How's it going?
15:21How's the weather?
15:22Hey, sir.
15:23Having time tonight.
15:25Wish you were here.
15:27A nerve in that mug.
15:29Well, what's your position?
15:30Where are you?
15:32Position near there.
15:35As soon as I can make out.
15:36You're up.
15:39Of course.
15:40You're up.
15:53Yes, sir.
15:55Yes, sir.
16:00You're up.
16:20I can't land.
16:23Drop a couple of players.
16:25They did drop players, but they washed out.
16:30Well, what are you going to do now?
16:34Wait until the boat comes out.
17:01Drop a bundle of supplies with chute.
17:06But, Tommy, only had one chute, and he's wearing it.
17:10Yes, we know, Whitey.
17:11What if he gets in trouble?
17:13If his motor carves?
17:14What if he gets in trouble?
17:51Come on.
18:00Three point to QX-478.
18:02Three point to QX-478.
18:04Come in, Tommy.
18:05Come in.
18:11I'm off the mend, but I must be near the field.
18:14What's your center?
18:17There isn't any, Tommy.
18:19It's right on the ground.
18:20Come in.
18:27The center of the storm has hit us.
18:29I was in hopes we'd miss the worst of it.
18:33Look at that field.
18:35I can hardly see the lights from here.
18:37The visibility is zero.
18:39Yes, it's pretty low.
18:41Low?
18:42It's right on the ground.
18:43Oh, how can any plane land?
18:50Can't see a thing, but I'm coming down.
18:56Let me know when you hear my motor.
18:58You can't sure if he tries that.
18:59But we've got to do something, Skeeter.
19:01What do we do?
19:02I know, I know.
19:03I'll talk him down.
19:03I'll get him down.
19:04Open that door.
19:13Let's go.
19:15Tommy.
19:16Tommy, I can hear you.
19:17You're east in the field.
19:20Paul, turn up that speaker.
19:23Oh, dear, Skeeter, keep on talking.
19:29Yeah, Tommy, now you're lower.
19:31You're lower now.
19:32You're almost directly over the field.
19:35Tommy.
19:37Tommy.
19:38The lights are dead.
19:39That boat hit close.
19:40All the lights on the field are off.
19:44Skeeter.
19:46Skeeter, I can't hear you.
19:48Skeeter.
19:52That's flashing the transformer.
19:53All the juice is off.
19:54Well, try it on the batteries.
20:05The power tubes are gone.
20:10He's overshot the field.
20:12He told him to us to freeze.
20:14Tommy.
20:14Tommy.
20:28I'll telephone Twin Rivers and use their transmitter.
20:43QX 478 to Twin Rivers.
20:45QX 478 to Twin Rivers.
20:47Come in, Twin Rivers.
20:48Twin Rivers to QX 478.
20:51Twin Rivers to QX 478.
20:53Go ahead, Tompkins.
20:54Lost contact with three points.
20:56Can you hear him?
20:58No, Tompkins.
20:59Lost contact with three points at the same time as you did.
21:02Their transmitter went haywire.
21:03Okay, Twin Rivers.
21:05What's your ceiling?
21:07Zero.
21:08All planes grounded.
21:09Okay, thanks.
21:11Couldn't make it anyway.
21:12Gas about gone.
21:16What's your position, Tompkins?
21:18Position unserved.
21:19Somewhere east or north of three point, I think.
21:23Not sure.
21:34Gas gone.
21:38I'm going over the side.
21:48I'm going over the side.
21:50My mistake.
21:52I seem to have mislaid my chute.
21:56We'll try and pancake in.
22:00We'll signal every hour on the hour if I'm able to signal anything.
22:04Come in, Twin Rivers.
22:06Okay, Tompkins.
22:07Planes will take off to locate you the minute the ceiling lifts.
22:10Okay, Twin Rivers.
22:12When you contact three point,
22:14tell them I may be a little late for a certain date tonight.
22:18Now, they'll understand.
22:20Okay, Tompkins.
22:21Good luck and happy landings.
22:25Good luck and happy landings.
22:56Flight 12 eastbound calling three point.
22:59Flight 12 eastbound calling three point.
23:01Three point to flight 12.
23:03Three point to flight 12.
23:04Go ahead, flight 12.
23:06Blue, blue, and zigzag course from three point to Twin Rivers.
23:09No trace of Tompkins plane.
23:11Okay, flight 12.
23:12Thank you just the same.
23:14But I tell you, they ain't looking in the right place.
23:16Twin Rivers to three point.
23:18Twin Rivers to three point.
23:19Come in, Twin Rivers.
23:21Three of searching planes just landed.
23:23Covered territory north and east of three point.
23:25Report no trace of Tompkins.
23:27Planes will resume search as soon as service.
23:30Thank you, Twin Rivers.
23:31But listen to me, please.
23:39Flight commander of attack squadron seven to three point.
23:42Flight commander of attack squadron seven to three point.
23:44The army ships.
23:45Come in squadron seven.
23:47No report on Tompkins.
23:48Wreckage of his plane must be so badly scattered it is hard to identify from there.
23:53Thank you, commander.
23:55Will you please, please continue search?
23:59My orders are to continue search until necessary to return to base field for refueling.
24:09Late this afternoon, all hope of finding the lost payroll and mercy flyer, Tommy Tompkins, alive, had been virtually abandoned.
24:16Now, ain't that just too bad?
24:18Try to cross us up having that eagle fly the payroll and look what happens.
24:22Maybe it would pay us to conduct a search for the plane or what it was carrying.
24:27Let's hear the rest of this.
24:29A few ships, however, still continue the vain hunt for a glimpse of the shattered wreckage of the mercy pilot's
24:34plane
24:35or the charred remnants of it if it burned in the crash.
24:38But it was learned today that pilot Tommy Tompkins did not have the payroll of the Brown Construction Company on
24:43board his plane when he crashed last night.
24:46What do you think of that?
24:47Well, if it wasn't carrying the dough, what are they worried about?
24:55Any news?
24:56Well, they've all reported, even the Army squadron.
24:58Listen, Skeeter, the last time I heard Tommy's plane, it was going west, it was.
25:02I tell you, they ain't looking in the right direction.
25:06Well, he's been saying that all morning.
25:07Well, you're all wrong, kid.
25:09Tommy's last report to Twin Rivers said he was east and north, the three-point.
25:12He could have been wrong, couldn't he?
25:14Anybody could have gotten mixed up in that storm.
25:16Didn't a fellow fly east of Europe when he thought he was going west?
25:19Yeah, yeah, I know, but his name wasn't Tompkins.
25:22I'm going up again as soon as I take on some gas.
25:24Well, I'm going with you, Skeeter.
25:25Okay, you go ahead.
25:26I'll take over the radio.
25:28Please fly west, Skeeter.
25:30It won't hurt the looking...
25:31Now, take it easy, kid.
25:32We've got no time to waste.
25:34It's been 12 hours since Tommy crashed, and...
25:36Well, we've got to find him, quick.
25:45Look, look at that kid that says I'm a liar.
25:52What are you going to do if nobody will believe you?
25:55Listen, I'll tell you what we're going to do.
25:57We're going to go out on a hunt for Tommy.
25:59Us kids, see?
26:00Gee, that's a swell idea.
26:02We'll spread out and cover every foot of them hills.
26:04I know them hills.
26:05Dad used to take me fishing out there.
26:06Bring your planes along.
26:07We'll send them up with signals.
26:09When we find Tommy.
26:10Come on, let's go.
26:28Believe me, I'm tired.
26:30Come on.
26:31If Whitey finds this lope, he'll be plenty mad.
26:33He can sure push the fellow around and make him like it.
26:37The Lone Ranger.
26:37Let's go.
27:06Here we go.
27:14Tommy! Tommy!
27:27We've covered this ground twice!
27:29Sweet last!
27:31Marty was so sure!
27:33Okay, we'll try it!
27:36We'll try it!
28:25This is a wild goose chase!
28:34There's a plane down there!
28:39No! No, that's a miniature!
28:41What's it doing out here?
28:43Search me! We'll take a look!
28:52It's Whitey!
28:56It's Tommy's plane!
28:59Hang on! I'm gonna set her down!
29:23You better stay here!
29:24It looks bad!
29:25No! I'm going with him!
29:32Is he badly hurt?
29:33I don't know! I just found it!
29:35Tommy's in there, but...
29:36Come on!
29:44We've got to move this tree!
29:52Tommy!
29:53Tommy!
29:55Tommy!
29:59Tommy!
30:10Kind of small stuff, huh, Tommy?
30:12Ain't a bad bitch in me neither!
30:15No, it's all right, kid!
30:17Yeah, I kind of like it!
30:19It's the first time I've ever had my picture in the paper!
30:21And I bet it's in all the papers!
30:23All over the country, huh?
30:25Yes, it probably is!
30:27Well, you are it, Whitey!
30:28If it hadn't been for you,
30:30if those other fellas hadn't been so dumb and listened to me,
30:33we could have found him sooner!
30:35I knew he was mixed up in that storm!
30:37Well, it was easy to do in a storm like that!
30:40Oh, sure!
30:41I wouldn't feel bad about it!
30:43It could happen to anybody!
30:48How are you, Tommy?
30:49Swell!
30:50After two weeks of this,
30:51I'll sure be glad to get out of here tonight!
30:53You're not any lucky, Duncan!
30:55Well, I don't know,
30:56maybe it was lucky!
30:57Maybe it wasn't!
30:59Here it is, Tommy!
31:00Just came in on the transport!
31:02Where's for Whitey?
31:03For me?
31:04Sure, open it up!
31:05Oh, boy!
31:10Oh, boy!
31:11I'm on a plane!
31:16And an honest-to-goodness gas engine!
31:21Like it?
31:22I'll say!
31:24Boy, I bet the other kids will be jealous when they see this!
31:42Look at my plane fly!
31:44You see, fellas,
31:45what I've been trying to get through your thick skulls?
31:47You've got to get the center of gravity just right!
31:50Not too far forward,
31:52and not too far back!
31:56Whitey certainly has taken charge of those boys!
31:59Oh, Whitey's all right!
32:00He'll settle down in a few days!
32:02I hope so, for your sake!
32:05He was such a swell fellow before the accident!
32:08Well, that's why we've got to be patient with him!
32:11He's been through enough to turn any kid's head!
32:14Pictures in the paper and reporters out here every day!
32:18That sort of thing has ruined many a grown man!
32:21Whitey's just a kid!
32:27So that's the kid, brother,
32:29who's been acquiring all his fame!
32:31Yeah, that's what I've been telling you, see?
32:33That kid's chest's out of foot
32:35with all this hero bunk
32:36and his being in soft with Tompkins!
32:39Now all we've got to do
32:40is shuffle our cards right
32:41and we deal ourselves right in on that payroll, though!
32:44Yes, and if my memory serves me correctly,
32:46you had another perfect plan
32:48for acquiring this money!
32:50Yeah, yeah, I know!
32:51Perhaps!
32:53You leave the kid to me!
32:54I know how to work on him!
33:02Okay, fellas!
33:04That'll be all for today!
33:08Hello, kid!
33:09Hi, Mike!
33:10Say, did you see the papers?
33:11You bet I did!
33:13Pictures of you and everything!
33:14Say, I was so proud I nearly busted!
33:17How you been doing otherwise?
33:18Eating, sleeping okay?
33:19Yeah, I'll say!
33:20I've been staying with Betty Lou!
33:22You know, uh,
33:22Tellspin's girlfriend!
33:24Well, smart kid!
33:26Come on, I want you to meet a friend of mine!
33:27Oh, no, if it's a reporter,
33:28I don't want to see him!
33:30I'm sick of news rounds
33:31bothering me and asking me questions!
33:34This is no reporter!
33:35This is a big shot!
33:36Come on!
33:43Mr. Dawson, this is my kid brother!
33:45Oh, how do you do, young man?
33:46I've read a great deal about you!
33:48Yes, I guess a lot of people heard about me!
33:50Yes, indeed, young man!
33:52That was a most noteworthy accomplishment!
33:54Most noteworthy!
33:56And, uh, is this the, uh, sturdy plane
33:58with which you signaled for help?
34:00Well, uh, the other one didn't have a motor!
34:02Oh, most interesting, young man!
34:04Tell me, can you learn very much
34:06about the art of flying from these little planes?
34:09You bet!
34:10You see, me and Tellspin,
34:12we figure that the kids can learn a lot of groundwork!
34:14Then, when they get old enough to go off,
34:16they'll know what it's all about!
34:18Very good!
34:19Very good!
34:20I believe your brother's idea may prove quite profitable!
34:23Yeah, I was telling him there's a fortune
34:25in making these things!
34:26Quite right!
34:27Quite right!
34:27You see, I'm a manufacturer of, uh, toys,
34:31and your brother has been trying to persuade me
34:34to make quite a number of these planes!
34:35Thousands, in fact!
34:37Of course, I would call them
34:38the Whitey Lewis Scout Chips,
34:40and, uh, we would pay you
34:42for the use of your name!
34:43Yeah, but you couldn't sell them!
34:45Unless the kids that bought them
34:46had some kind of a secret club!
34:48You know, some sort of signal!
34:50If one of you got in a jam,
34:51you could use it, see?
34:53And the others would know
34:54that it was a pal in trouble!
34:55You mean a secret code?
34:57Like the G-Man or the Army, huh?
34:59Possibly, yes,
35:00but it would have to be absolutely secret
35:02to be used only in case of life or death!
35:04Oh, that'll be easy, Mr. Dawson!
35:06Me and Tailspin'll figure out something!
35:09Tailspin?
35:10Yeah, Tailspin Tommy,
35:11the pilot I rescued!
35:12Listen, kid,
35:14I wouldn't say nothing to nobody
35:15about your deal with Mr. Dawson!
35:17Big businessmen don't like
35:18a lot of people in on what they're doing!
35:20Oh, no, I won't say anything about it!
35:22I'll just tell Tailspin
35:23about the idea for the signal, see?
35:25Okay, kid!
35:35Just like a Skyrider, huh, Tommy?
35:37Seems to be working fine.
35:40It's a pretty good idea.
35:41How'd you come to think of it?
35:43I was thinking how close
35:45Betty Lou and Skeeter
35:46nearly missed seeing my plane.
35:48You know, when you crashed.
35:49It's sort of come to me.
35:52Well, no pilot will ever
35:53miss a signal like that.
35:54And the scout on the ground
35:55will give the three-point call letters.
35:57That's the idea.
35:58Then the pilot will know
35:59it's one of our boys.
36:00Yeah.
36:02Twin Rivers to Three Point.
36:04Twin Rivers to Three Point.
36:06Three Point to Twin Rivers.
36:07Three Point to Twin Rivers.
36:09Go ahead, Twin Rivers.
36:11Flight 14 clearing Twin Rivers.
36:13Due 3.357.
36:15Advise Tompkins.
36:16Okay, Twin Rivers.
36:21Brown's payroll is on Flight 14.
36:23I'm going to tell Tommy.
36:31I'll put the smoke signal
36:32on the other fellow's planes
36:33and teach them the call signal.
36:35All right.
36:36But remember to warn them
36:37it's only to be used for an emergency.
36:39A matter of life or death.
36:40Sure.
36:40I'll put them on their honor.
36:42Hey, Tommy.
36:43Hello, Whitey.
36:44Flight 14 just left Twin Rivers.
36:45You better get that flying tank ready.
36:47Okay, I'm all set.
36:48And you've got to know
36:48which way you're flying today, boy.
36:50If you get lost with that payroll,
36:51they'll have the G-men on you.
36:52So long, Whitey.
36:53So long.
37:02Mind if I use the phone?
37:03Of course not.
37:07Who is she?
37:08I'm jealous.
37:09It's my brother Mike.
37:10He told me to call him up at Pete's place.
37:12I didn't know he was back in town.
37:14Yeah, he's been back a couple of days.
37:18Hello?
37:19Pete's pool park.
37:20Uh, is this Pete's?
37:23Oh, yeah.
37:24I'd like to speak to Mike.
37:25Yeah, Mike Lewis.
37:26But I bet you I could have a girl's seat.
37:28Pete, I got a couple of letters
37:29from them pictures in the papers.
37:31Hi, Mike.
37:32Yeah.
37:33Tell a big shot.
37:34I'm all set to talk business.
37:36Okay.
37:37I'll meet you there.
37:39So long.
37:43My, that sounded important.
37:45Oh, that's nothing.
37:46Just a little business deal I got on.
37:48So long.
37:48Bye.
37:58Very interesting young man.
38:00And of course you've worked out the emergency signals
38:03with the three-point call letters.
38:04That's right.
38:05But they're only to be used in case of, uh, life and death.
38:08Quite right.
38:09Quite right.
38:10A very wise provision, eh, Mike?
38:12Yeah, I told you the kid was smart.
38:15The more I see of this sturdy little plane,
38:17the more I'm convinced it'll bring us quite a sum of money.
38:20Sure, it's in the bag.
38:22That's swell, Mr. Dawson,
38:23and, uh, you think it'll make me rich, huh?
38:26No doubt, no doubt.
38:27Rich and famous.
38:30Especially famous.
38:33Say, this looks like a good spot to test the kid's crate.
38:37Perfect.
38:38Perfect.
38:38And that mountain meadow,
38:40that'll provide a nice landing field
38:41in case your plane encounters trouble.
38:43Sure.
38:44That's big enough for a regular plane to make a forced landing.
38:47This is it.
38:58Well,
39:00here we are, young man,
39:01at the great crossroads of your life, perhaps.
39:03Say, we better get going.
39:04Quite right.
39:05Williams, I want you to take the car down there
39:07and wait for Whitey's plane to come to you.
39:09He says he'll drop it right in your lap.
39:11Is that right, my boy?
39:12That's right.
39:13Hold it, I'll go with you.
39:15All right.
39:20All right.
39:35You better stall a few minutes.
39:36That transport should be landing at three-point about now.
40:01Yeah, nice autograph, Tompkins, for a lot of money.
40:04Yeah, too much for my autograph.
40:14Good luck.
40:15Good luck.
40:15Happy landing.
40:16Good luck.
40:41They hop forward a ship fly in a minute at 120 miles an hour.
40:44I don't know.
40:45Let's see.
40:46Ah, skip it.
40:47I guess it's time.
41:00All right, give me the blood.
41:01Okay, I got it right here.
41:05Don't you think them fellas are ready by now?
41:07Why, yes.
41:08I didn't realize it's been so long.
41:10Hey, look!
41:15What's happened?
41:22What happened to you?
41:24What happened to you?
41:26The brakes didn't hold.
41:27We went off the road into the canyon.
41:29I think Mike's hurt bad.
41:31Here.
41:32Help me put him in the shade of this tree.
41:36We gotta get a doctor, Mr. Dawson.
41:39Do you think he's gonna die?
41:40I hope not.
41:42Here.
41:42Let me have a look at you.
41:44Oh, don't worry about me.
41:45Get help for Mike.
41:46I'll go.
41:47But it's 30 miles, my boy.
41:49That means hours.
41:51And your brother may be dying.
41:52But there's nothing else we can do.
41:55It's a plane.
41:58It's a plane, maybe from Three Point.
42:05Too bad he isn't low enough to see us.
42:07He could get your brother to town, perhaps in time.
42:11Wait.
42:11Wait until he gets closer, and maybe I can tell who it is.
42:19It's Tailspin.
42:20I'll get him.
42:21I'll get him down.
42:23I'll get him.
43:07He's coming lower.
43:09He appears to have recognized the signal.
43:11I told you he'd lay that money right in our laps.
43:29Tompkins to Three Point.
43:31Tompkins to Three Point.
43:33Three Point to Tompkins.
43:34Three Point to Tompkins.
43:35Go ahead, Tommy.
43:37Over Long Meadow.
43:39Spotted plane with smoke attack.
43:40There's a kid signaling for help.
43:45Looks like one of our gang's in trouble.
43:47Well, Whitey's the only kid with a smoke gag.
43:50Yeah, I know.
43:51But I'm going to land and check up.
43:52Stand by, will you?
43:55Okay, but set her down easy.
43:56You know, that's not hay you're flying.
44:01You're flying.
44:01I don't know.
44:31Come on, Tommy. Hurry up.
44:33Hello, Whitey. What are you doing up here?
44:34My brother. He's all busted up. Car crack up. It went off the road.
44:38Well, are you all right?
44:39Sure, yeah. I wasn't in it, but Mike.
44:41Where is he?
44:42Up on the road. He's hurt bad, Tommy.
44:45Come on. We've got to get him to a doctor.
44:46Wait till I check with Skeeter.
44:50Tompkins to three point.
44:52Tompkins to three point.
44:54Okay, Tommy. Go ahead.
44:56Hello, Skeeter. Landed okay.
44:58There seems to be a...
45:01What is this? A holdup?
45:06Tommy.
45:08Tommy.
45:10Tommy's been held up.
45:11Call the sheriff. Get busy on that phone. I'll get a ship ready.
45:14Well, Skeeter.
45:15Skeeter, that miniature plane.
45:16Well?
45:16Tommy said it had a smoke attachment.
45:18Yeah?
45:18Well, it was Whitey's.
45:19Well, sure, sure. Quit stalling and get the sheriff on the phone.
45:21But listen, Skeeter.
45:22Whitey called his brother about four hours ago right from this phone.
45:24Well, all right. So what?
45:26Well, I'm trying to tell you.
45:27He said, tell him, Big Shaw. I'm all set to talk business.
45:30What?
45:31Tell that to the sheriff.
45:36Take it easy and you won't get hurt.
45:38Easy, easy.
45:40Don't be a sap.
45:41You'd be a lot less trouble to us cold.
45:44You lied to me.
45:45You'll frame me.
45:46And I'm your brother.
45:47Hey, oh, get wise to yourself.
45:49Yes, kid, you've done a fine job.
45:52You'd better forget the act.
45:53Well, I didn't have anything to do with this.
45:57You've got to believe me, Tommy.
45:59You've got to.
46:00You've got to.
46:01Pipe down, kid.
46:02You're it and Squawkin ain't changing it.
46:05I'll handle him.
46:06Come here.
46:16Oh, so you'd plug me, huh?
46:18Yeah.
46:19I don't care if you are my brother.
46:22And that's the best description I can give you of the Lewis brothers.
46:25All right.
46:26That's all we need.
46:27I want all the roads reading on a long meadow block.
46:30Yeah, but if they can force Tommy to fly and they'll try to get out of there.
46:33I got a ship all ready to take off.
46:34That's good.
46:35Jim, you fly with Skeeter.
46:37Keep in touch with me with your radio.
46:38Right.
46:40You'd better contact all airports and all planes that you can reach in the air.
46:43Give them the description of Tompkins' plane.
46:47Three point to Twin Rivers.
47:03You dumb fool.
47:04Why'd you hit him so hard?
47:05We could have been miles away from here and flying fast.
47:08Okay, forget it.
47:10We can't stall around here all day.
47:12Now we'll have to use the car.
47:13What'll we do with him?
47:14Bring him along and we'll dump him somewhere tonight.
47:16If we leave him here, he'll give our descriptions to the first sheriff's posse that gets here.
47:21Then get rid of the plane.
47:22You've probably smeared your fingerprints all over it.
47:25Hurry up!
47:31Car 65, Car 65, Car 65, Cover Hill Junction on Road 105.
47:44Car 70, Go to Andrews Cutoff.
47:54That's the last open road out of here.
48:10We'll have to pick a spot and crash through.
48:12That's just what those cops have been waiting for.
48:14Well, where to?
48:14Back to the cabin.
48:16By the time they search these hills, we'll have found a way to slip through.
48:39Calling three-point.
48:41Calling three-point.
48:43Just spotted Tommy's plane in Lone Meadow.
48:47It's burned.
48:48I'm landing to investigate.
48:52Here, here, now.
48:54Keep your chin up.
48:55Those crooks wouldn't go that far.
48:57We'll find Tommy.
48:59But I wish the officers had a description of the men with Mike and Whitey.
49:02It would certainly help.
49:17Skeeter?
49:18Hello!
49:20Oh, oh, it's you.
49:21What time is it?
49:22It's almost six o'clock.
49:24Any news?
49:25No, no, not a word all night.
49:26The sheriff thinks the gang must have slipped through the net last night.
49:29Yeah, maybe so.
49:30Well, I'm going up again.
49:31I can see now.
49:32Oh, Skeeter, you're all in.
49:33Well, you were flying most of the day yesterday, and you've been awake all night.
49:37I'm all right.
49:37But if they did slip through the blockade...
49:39Well, don't worry.
49:40They didn't take Tommy with them.
49:43Oh, you don't think they...
49:44Listen, Tommy's the only one who can put a finger on those crooks, and until we get them
49:48or find Tommy, anything can happen.
50:00Well, by tonight, those coppers ought to be sick enough of their jobs to ease off, and we
50:03can slip through.
50:04How about that eagle and the kid?
50:05Are they going with us?
50:06No, we leave them down on the cellar.
50:08Yeah, and they'll sing to the first coppers...
50:10They won't sing, not after we leave them.
50:17You think it'll fly?
50:19I don't know, kid.
50:21Pretty badly busted up, and we haven't got much to work with here.
50:23It's good you know a lot about fixing them things.
50:26Yeah.
50:27When I started fooling around with the kids at the field, I didn't think one of these
50:30little ships might be getting us out of a tough spot.
50:32Well, it got you into it.
50:35That and my dumb swell-headed...
50:37Oh, forget it, Whitey.
50:39We all make mistakes.
50:40Then you do believe me, don't you?
50:42You know I wasn't trying to help them to frame you.
50:45Sure.
50:45How many times have I got to tell you?
50:47Well, somehow, I just can't believe you think so.
50:50Not on the level, Tommy.
50:52Things look too bad again, me and...
50:53Oh, forget it.
50:54I tell you what, I don't believe you.
50:56That's great.
50:57Now I don't care what them thugs do to me.
51:00They're not going to do anything to either one of us if we can get this wing to hold together
51:03in the air for a couple of minutes.
51:06It's kind of wobbly.
51:08Yeah.
51:09But it'll hold, kid, don't you worry for one minute.
51:11Now all we gotta do is to figure some way to get this thing in the air when we hear
51:15one
51:15of those patrol planes overhead.
51:16But how are we gonna do it?
51:20I don't know yet, but I've got an idea.
51:31It's a plane.
51:40All right, Whitey.
51:41Hand me your ship.
51:57Wait a minute, Tommy.
51:58I'll fix it.
52:27All set, Whitey?
52:29Sure.
52:30All right, then I'll make enough noise so they won't hear the motor start.
52:41Cut that out down there!
52:59Climbing?
53:00Look, Gelspin.
53:01That busted wing's holding fine.
53:04Yeah.
53:06Now, if the pilot only sees it, everything will be okay.
53:23He's going further away.
53:25Yeah.
53:27Yeah, I guess he didn't see it.
53:47Calling three-point.
53:48Calling three-point.
53:50Calling sheriff's office.
53:51Calling sheriff's office.
53:53Just spotted kid's plane with smoke attachment.
53:56Must be Whitey Lewis's.
53:57It looks like signal for help.
54:25It landed on east side of Pine Mountain.
54:28I'll circle spots to guide sheriff's cars.
54:32Good work, Skater.
54:33Be careful.
54:34Car 44.
54:36Car 44.
54:38Move to Pine Mountain.
54:41Search for Child's Model Airplane.
54:44Ship circling over exact location.
55:06There it is.
55:06Hold it.
55:14There's a message on it.
55:20Hey, this is a description of the whole gang and their car.
55:25Better radio that in right now, Steve.
55:29Car 44 to headquarters.
55:31Car 44 to headquarters.
55:33All cars converge on cabin near Crest Road,
55:38one mile beyond Pine Flats.
55:47Well, kid, there's one more thing we might try.
55:50I'm game for anything.
55:52I know you are, Whitey.
55:54I don't think they'd hurt you.
55:56Or I wouldn't take the chance.
55:57Oh, don't worry about me.
55:59But what about you?
56:00That's a chance we gotta take.
56:01We gotta get one of them down here.
56:05Hand me that glove.
56:13Didn't I tell you to cut that out?
56:16Ask for some water.
56:17Give us some water!
56:19Pipe down!
56:23Williams, take that kid some water.
56:28And Dawson, remember, no matter what happens,
56:31that kid goes with us.
56:32All right, Mike.
56:34I guess it would be better if we took him along.
56:36Yeah, much better.
56:46Remember now, the minute he gets down here,
56:48you duck up the stairs.
57:08Hey!
57:09Hey!
57:19Get that gun!
57:22Didn't I tell you to keep your hands off of that kid?
57:50What's up?
57:51Never mind what's up.
57:53That plane is cycling closer.
57:54We're getting out of here.
57:57Get the car out.
57:59I'll get the money.
58:13Get the car out.
58:44Get the car out.
59:10It's Mr. Brown's reward for what Whitey did to help catch those crooks and save all that money.
59:14Isn't it swell?
59:15You'll bet.
59:16But it's no more than you deserve.
59:18You know, I understand the head of Whitey's school is going to organize a branch unit to the Air Scouts.
59:22He says it'll spare it to lots of other kids' schools all over the country, and they're going to make
59:27you national commander.
59:28Oh, General Tailspin Tommy Tompkins.
59:31He'll be famous.
59:32Hey, cut the kidding.
59:34Say, now, after all, wait a minute.
59:35But I did help catch those crooks, you know.
59:36What do I get out of them?
59:38Here's your reward, Skeeter.
59:40Hey, wait a minute, Skeeter.
59:42Hey, come on, you kids.
59:43Time to get Flight 14 out of here.
59:45Okay.
59:46Come on.
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