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Tailspin Tommy is a 12-episode 1934 Universal film serial based on the Tailspin Tommy comic strip by Hal Forrest. It was the 97th serial of the 137 released by that studio (and the 24th with sound). The plot concerns a conflict over a government airmail contract.
Original Release
10/29/1934
US Release
10/29/1934
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Maurice Murphy | Tailspin Tommy Tompkins |
| Noah Beery Jr. | Skeeter Milligan / Peter 'Skeeter' Milligan |
| Patricia Farr | Betty Lou Barnes |
| Walter Miller | Bruce Hoyt |
| Grant Withers | Milt Howe |
| Charles A. Browne | Paul Smith |
| Bryant Washburn | Mr. Grant - Film Director of 'Midnight Patrol', Chs. 10-12 |
| Belle Daube | Mrs. Martha Tompkins, Tommy's Mother - Chs. 1, 12 |
| John Davidson | Wade 'Tiger' Taggart |
| Harrison Greene | Air Circus Announcer [Ch. 2] |
Directors
Writers
Hal Forrest, Norman S. Hall, Vin Moore, Basil Dickey, Ella O'Neill, Robert Hershon, George H. Plympton
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Maurice Murphy | Tailspin Tommy Tompkins |
| Noah Beery Jr. | Skeeter Milligan / Peter 'Skeeter' Milligan |
| Patricia Farr | Betty Lou Barnes |
| Walter Miller | Bruce Hoyt |
| Grant Withers | Milt Howe |
| Charles A. Browne | Paul Smith |
| Bryant Washburn | Mr. Grant - Film Director of 'Midnight Patrol', Chs. 10-12 |
| Belle Daube | Mrs. Martha Tompkins, Tommy's Mother - Chs. 1, 12 |
| John Davidson | Wade 'Tiger' Taggart |
| Harrison Greene | Air Circus Announcer [Ch. 2] |
| William Desmond | Sloane - Taggart's Office Henchman, Chs. 4, 7, 10-11 |
| Lew Kelly | Victor Martin - Three Point Airport Dispatcher |
| John Ince | Eric Peabody [Chs. 3-5] |
| Lee Beggs | Deacon Grimes [Chs. 1,12] |
| Ethan Laidlaw | Bart Dirk, Henchman |
| Dennis Moore | Pilot Herb Slack |
| Edmund Cobb | Pilot 'Speed' Walton |
| Jack Leonard | Al, Skinny Mechanic |
| Monte Montague | Cliff, Hefty Mechanic |
| Rita Rozelle | Mary Dale - Actress in 'Midnight Patrol', Ch. 10 |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Milton Gatzert | Producer |
| Henry MacRae | Producer |
Editors
Edward Todd, Saul A. Goodkind, Irving Applebaum, Albert Akst
