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DEATH STRIKES...a mile above the Caribbean...as air piracy terrorizes the new Spanish Main!
4 / 10 IMDb July 4, 1941 1h 7m
When two showgirls decide to leave South America and head for home, they sweet talk the purser of a clipper ship into giving them berths. In the course of the voyage, a band of thieves attempts to take over the ship and make off with its cash cargo. The heroic purser has other ideas and weighs in to save the day.
Director
Runtime
1h 7m
Release Date
July 4, 1941
Genre
Crime, Drama, Romance
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Ralph Byrd
as Tony Bronson
Carol Hughes
as Peggy Morton
Jack Mulhall
as Jim Halsey
Julie Duncan
as Ann Howard
I. Stanford Jolley
as Carter
Kenneth Harlan
as Capt. Hank MacFarland
Richard Clarke
as Ryan - Henchman
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Johnstone White
as Madden - Valet / Henchman
Paul Bryar
as Desser - Henchman
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Thornton Edwards
as Manuelo
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Don Forrest
as Navigator Williams
Loretta Russell
as Mrs. Pettingill
Rick Vallin
as Stevens - Radioman
Harry Depp
as Crouse - Small Male Passenger
Don Brodie
as Anderson - Co-Pilot (uncredited)
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Lita Cortez
as Señorita Paquita (uncredited)
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Rod De Medici
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Paul Ellis
as Henchman (uncredited)
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Elias Gamboa
as Cantina Patron (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
as Butch - the Bouncer (uncredited)
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