After inventing an anti-gravity device, scientist Thomas Edmonds and his daughter Mary attend the National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio in search of a pilot to demonstrate the device and Bob Raymond, from the U.S.
If you have a free afternoon and a soft spot for clunky, loud 1930s cliffhangers, The Phantom of the Air is a total blast. But if you hate scratchy audio, repetitive plane crashes, and guys in leather helmets yelling over engine noise, please stay far away. 🛩️ This is a 12-chapter Universal serial from way back in 19...
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"If you have a free afternoon and a soft spot for clunky, loud 1930s cliffhangers, The Phantom of the Air is a total blast. But if you hate scratchy audio, repetitive plane crashes, and guys in leather helmets yelling over engine noise, please stay far away. 🛩️ This is a 12-chapter Universal serial from way back in 1933. It features Tom Tyler as Bob Raymond, a border patrol pilot who gets recruited to fly a plane equipped with a Contragrav device. The Contragrav is basically an anti-gravity bo..."
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