Danger on the Air

Danger on the Air

A Murder Mystery Chiller-Diller!

1938•1h 10m•6.4/10

MysteryComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.4/10(6)

Trouble begins when a hated cad of a sponsor is found murdered during the climax of a live radio show. A radio engineer then tries to solve the murder.

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Production

Universal Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Nan Grey

Nan Grey

Christina "Steenie" MacCorkle

Donald Woods

Donald Woods

Benjamin Butts

Jed Prouty

Jed Prouty

Harry Jones

Berton Churchill

Berton Churchill

Caesar Kluck

William Lundigan

William Lundigan

Dave Chapman

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

Finney Fish

Edward Van Sloan

Edward Van Sloan

Leonard Sylvester

George Meeker

George Meeker

Tuttle

Frank Milan

Alexander MacCorkle

Lee J. Cobb

Lee J. Cobb

Tony Lisotti

Johnny Arthur

Johnny Arthur

Aiken

Peter Lind Hayes

Peter Lind Hayes

Harry Lake

Louise Stanley

Louise Stanley

Maria Lisotti

Eloise Rawitzer

Miss Bello

Joe Downing

Joe Downing

Joe Carney

Don Brodie

Don Brodie

Reporter (Uncredited)

Darwood Kaye

Darwood Kaye

Albert (Uncredited)

Tom Kennedy

Tom Kennedy

Hotel Doorman (Uncredited)

Jack Richardson

Jack Richardson

District Attorney Franklin (Uncredited)

Dick Rush

Detective (Uncredited)

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