Air Hawks
1935 film by Albert S. Rogell / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the 1935 film. For other uses, see Air Hawk.
Air Hawks is a 1935 American aviation-themed science fiction film based on Ben Pivar's "Air Fury", an unpublished story.[1] Director Albert Rogell who had moved from shorts to B-films, was interested in aviation and had already helmed The Flying Marine (1929) and Air Hostess (1933). In Air Hawks, the studio was able to add an A-list star, Ralph Bellamy, as well as exploiting the fame of record-setting pilot Wiley Post in his only feature film appearance.[2]
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Directed by | Albert Rogell |
Screenplay by | Griffin Jay and Grace Neville |
Produced by | none credited |
Starring | Ralph Bellamy Tala Birell Wiley Post Douglas Dumbrille |
Cinematography | Henry Freulich, A.S.C. |
Edited by | Richard Cahoon |
Music by | Louis Silvers (uncredited) |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures Corporation |
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Running time | 64 minutes (also variously listed as 66, 69 and 70 minutes) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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Although limited in budget and production values, the introduction of a "death ray" elevated the modest programmer into the science-fiction genre.[3]