Tailspin Tommy (1934)
A young mechanic gets a job with a small airline, which he helps win a mail contract. A rival airline plots to destroy it in order to get the contracts for itself.
Top billed cast
Maurice MurphyTailspin Tommy Tompkins
Noah Beery Jr.Peter 'Skeeter' Milligan
Patricia FarrBetty Lou Barnes
Walter MillerBruce Hoyt
Grant WithersMilt Howe
Charles A. BrownePaul Smith
Bryant WashburnMr. Grant - Film Director of 'Midnight Patrol', Chs. 10-12
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