The Great Plane Robbery
The Stickup Of The Century... Far Above The Clouds!, Terror Rides the Airways!
1940 · 61 min · ★ 9.0 · Adventure, Crime, Drama
Assigned to keep watch over a recently released gangster, an insurance investigator must keep the client alive after he is taken hostage by former henchmen.
Directed by Lewis D. Collins · Written by Albert DeMond
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Jack Holt Mike Henderson -
Stanley Fields Frankie Toller -
Vickie Lester Helen Carver -
Noel Madison Joe Colson -
Jeff York Jim Day -
Theodore von Eltz Rod Brothers -
Hobart Cavanaugh Homer Pringle -
Milburn Stone Krebber -
Paul Fix Nick Harmon -
Harry Cording Eddie Lindo -
John Hamilton Dr. Jamison -
Doris Lloyd Mrs. Jamison
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