| The Mysterious Pilot | |
 Chapter One poster |
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| Directed by | Spencer Gordon Bennet |
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| Produced by | Louis Weiss |
| Written by | George M. Merrick George Rosener (screenplay) Based in the novel The Siver Hawk, by William Byron Mowery |
| Starring | Frank Hawks |
| Music by | Abe Meyer (musical director/uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Edward Linden Herman Schopp B&W |
| Editing by | Earl Turner |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 9, 1937 |
| Running time | 15 chapters (300 min) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Jungle Menace |
| Followed by | The Secret of Treasure Island |
The Mysterious Pilot (1937) is a Columbia movie serial based on the book by William Byron Mowery and starring the record-breaking aviator Frank Hawks. This was the second serial produced by Columbia.
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Cast
| Frank Hawks | as RCAF Capt. Jim Down | Frank Hawks was billed as the "Fastest airman in the world."[1] |
| Dorothy Sebastian | as Jean McNain | |
| Esther Ralston | as Vivian McNain | |
| Rex Lease | as RCAF Sergeant 'Kansas' Eby | |
| Guy Bates Post | as 'Papa' Bergelot | |
| Kenneth Harlan | as Carter Snowden | |
| Yakima Canutt | as Indian Luke | |
| George Rosener | as Fritz | |
| Clara Kimball Young | as Martha, Fritz's Wife | |
| Frank Lackteen | as Yoroslaff, a henchman | |
| Harry Harvey | as James 'Soft Shoe' Cardigan, a henchman | |
| Tom London | as Kilgour, a henchman | |
| Bob Walker | as Boyer, a lumberjack-henchman | |
| Ted Adams | as Carlson, a henchman |
Production
Mysterious Pilot was adapted from the novel "The Silver Hawk" by William Byron Mowery.[1][2]
Chapter titles
- The Howl of the Wolf
- The Web Tangles
- Enemies of the Air
- In the Hands of the Law
- The Crack-up
- The Dark Hour
- Wings of Destiny
- Battle in the Sky
- The Great Flight
- Whirlpool of Death
- The Haunted Mill
- The Lost Trail
- The Net Tightens
- Vengeance Rides the Airways
- Retribution
Source:[3]
See also
References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Cline, William C. "In Search of Ammunition." In the Nick of Time. New York: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1984. ISBN 0-78640-471-X.
- Harmon, Jim and Donald F. Glut. "Real Life Heroes: Just Strangle the Lion in Your Usual Way". The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury. New York: Routledge Publishing, 1973. ISBN 978-0713000979.
External links
| Preceded by Jungle Menace (1937) |
Columbia Serial The Mysterious Pilot (1937) |
Succeeded by The Secret of Treasure Island (1938) |
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