| The Airmail Mystery | |
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| Directed by | Ray Taylor |
| Written by | Ella O'Neill (story) Basil Dickey George H. Plympton George Morgan[1][2] |
| Produced by | Henry MacRae |
| Starring | James Flavin Al Wilson Walter Brennan Wheeler Oakman |
| Music by | David Broekman |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 12 chapters (225 min.) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Airmail Mystery is a 1932 Universal pre-Code movie serial directed by Ray Taylor, written by Ella O'Neill, starring James Flavin and Wheeler Oakman, and featuring Al Wilson doing the aerial stunts.[3][4] The Airmail Mystery was Universal's first aviation serial that set the pattern for the aviation serials and feature films to follow.[5] The film also marks the film debut of James Flavin.[6] The Airmail Mystery is considered a lost film.[7]
- ^ "The Airmail Mystery, 1932, Happy Anniversary! Premiered March 28, 1932. Lost…". March 29, 2014.
- ^ Backer, Ron (August 2012). Mystery Movie Series of 1930s Hollywood. McFarland. ISBN 9780786490189.
- ^ Farmer 1984, pp. 293–294.
- ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "In the Nick of Time". McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
- ^ Cline 1984, p. 30.
- ^ Harmon and Glut 1973, p. 146.
- ^ Weiss and Goodgold 1973, p. 26.