TAILSPIN TOMMY IN
SKY PATROL
1939

PLOT:
"Tailspin Tommy" Tompkins and "Skeeter" Milligan are training young U.S. Army fliers for the newly-formed 'Sky Patrol,'a branch of the Army Reserves which operates along the border and coast-line, on the lookout for smugglers. Carter Meade, whose father is the Colonel in charge of the patrol, has a terror of firing guns and his father insists he conquer this fear. Tommy sends him out on patrol, on orders from Washington D.C., to stop any unfamiliar aircraft. Carter challenges an unmarked amphibian plane, which opens fire on him. Carter, afraid to shoot, bails out as his plane is shot down. With Carter missing, Tommy and Skeeter set out to search for him and the mysterious aeroplane.

CAST:
John Trent ... Tailspin Tommy Tomkins
Marjorie Reynolds ... Betty Lou Barnes
Milburn Stone ... Skeeter Milligan
Jackie Coogan ... Carter Meade
Jason Robards Sr. ... Paul Smith, Three Points Airfield Owner
Bryant Washburn ... Bainbridge
Boyd Irwin ... Col. Meade
LeRoy Mason ... Mitch
Hans Joby ... Jackson (as John Peters)
John Daheim ... Ryan (as Johnnie Day)
Dickie Jones ... Bobby

Directed by: Howard Bretherton

RUNNING TIME: 62 MIN