Air Hawks

1935

Action / Drama / Horror / Mystery / Romance / Sci-Fi

4
IMDb Rating 5.9/10 10 299 299

Plot summary

A small, independent air delivery service is menaced by a mad scientist with a death ray machine that blows up planes in mid-flight.

Director

Albert S. Rogell Photo
Albert S. Rogell

Top cast

Douglass Dumbrille Photo
Douglass Dumbrille as Victor Arnold
Charles C. Wilson Photo
Charles C. Wilson as Tribune Editor
Edward Van Sloan Photo
Edward Van Sloan as Prof. Schulter
Wyrley Birch Photo
Wyrley Birch as Mr. Holden
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629.35 MB
1280*960
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 8 min
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1.14 GB
1440*1080
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 8 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by planktonrules 6 / 10

An enjoyable low-budget escapist film.

"Air Hawks" is a B-movie from Columbia Pictures. Yet, despite its very low budget and modest cast, it is entertaining--in a breezy and light way. In other words, as long as you aren't expecting magic, you'll probably be reasonably pleased with this one.Ralph Bellamy stars as Barry Eldon--the head of a tiny air service. Yet, surprisingly, a much larger air transport company is afraid of the competition and try to buy him out. But, despite their very generous offer, Barry rejects it and has no intention of selling. Now here is were it gets very weird--his competitors find a goody mad scientist and pay him to create a death ray in order to knock Barry's planes out of the sky!! I saw a similar plot in several other low-budget films--perhaps influenced by Tesla's odd experiments with death rays and electricity.Overall, this is a nice little adventure film--and makes a decent time-passer. However, it is also worth seeing for one odd reason--late in the film, Wiley Post plays himself! And, only three months later, this famous aviator would die in the same crash that killed Will Rogers. Fascinating coincidence, huh?
Reviewed by xerses13 6 / 10

Not Bad at All...

Pioneering airline runs up against competition that plays rough, using DEATH RAY to cut down the odds. Usual story told quickly (68 minutes) and well done by COLUMBIA (now thats a surprise). Ralph Bellamy (airline owner) leads competent cast that includes Douglas Dumbrille (sleazy villain) and Victor Kilian (reporter). Edward Van Sloan does his mad scientist act inventing what today would be called a Particle Beam Weapon. These airplane (or aeroplane) films done in the 1930's are usually very fun to watch because of the equipment which by todays standards seems ludicrous. You must admire after watching these films the early flight pioneers. One (1) featured in this film is Wiley Post who would die in a air crash soon after with Will Rodgers.
Reviewed by Mike-764 6 / 10

OK Aerial Mystery

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