Criminals of the Air (1937)

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Release Date: 1937

Duration: 61min

Category: Drama, Crime

Cast: Rita Hayworth, Marc Lawrence, Irving Briskin, John Tyrrell, Walter Soderling, Herbert Heywood, John Hamilton, John Gallaudet, Ralph Byrd, Sam Flint, Frank Sully, Morris W. Stoloff, Russell Hicks, Howard Hickman, Lester Dorr, Wallace MacDonald, Eddie Fetherstone, Charles Quigley, Charles C. Coleman, Jr.

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Columbia's Criminals of the Air is another entry in the "alien-smuggling" movie cycle -- and as such includes the obligatory scene in which the airborne smugglers escape detection by pulling a lever and disposing of their human cargo. Hoping to collar... more

Columbia's Criminals of the Air is another entry in the "alien-smuggling" movie cycle -- and as such includes the obligatory scene in which the airborne smugglers escape detection by pulling a lever and disposing of their human cargo. Hoping to collar the crooks, detective Mark Owens (Charles Quigley) poses as a down-and-out pilot looking for work. He is hired by the "Honeymoon Express," ostensibly designed to transport newlyweds across the Mexican border and back again, but actually a front for smuggling activities. Fearless girl reporter Nancy Rawlings (Rosalind Keith) covertly covers Owens' activities, ultimately landing in a heap o' trouble when the crooks catch on. In one of her last "B"-picture assignments, Rita Hayworth plays a voluptuous Latina dancer in a Mexican cabaret sequence. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide less