Postal inspectors track down money stolen from a railroad car.Postal inspectors track down money stolen from a railroad car.Postal inspectors track down money stolen from a railroad car.
Bill Burrud
- Billy
- (as Billy Burrud)
Harry Antrim
- Postmaster
- (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
- Woman with Drumsticks
- (uncredited)
James Blaine
- Police Broadcaster
- (uncredited)
Don Brodie
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Jack Byron
- Henchman-Driver
- (uncredited)
Mary Carr
- Mrs. John Mead
- (uncredited)
Burr Caruth
- Postmaster Long
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFilm debut of Frank Wilcox (uncredited).
- ConnectionsReferenced in Madness & Mayhem - Columbia Horror in the 1930's & 1940's (2023)
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Entertaining quickie from Universal
This film stars Ricardo Cortez as the title character investigating various mail fraud schemes, and, ultimately, the theft of 3 million bucks earmarked for destruction. Patricia Ellis plays a nightclub singer who falls for Cortez' brother. Bela Lugosi plays the nightclub owner who pulls the heist.
The second half of the film takes place during a flood, with Cortez promising everyone the mail will still get through, by train, plane, or boat if necessary. Right. I can't even get my store circulars delivered on time during a sunny day.
Cortez is better than usual, and Ellis is very attractive. She sings a few songs which are not memorable, including this ditty aboard a plane flying through dense fog while her maid (Hattie McDaniel) bugs her eyes out a la Mantan Moreland: "Here we are together flying high, We're up in heaven, you and I, We'll be coming down to earth someday, But in the meantime, let's be gay."
Well, I guess if you think you're about to crash, it's a good time to experiment with your orientation.
The second half of the film takes place during a flood, with Cortez promising everyone the mail will still get through, by train, plane, or boat if necessary. Right. I can't even get my store circulars delivered on time during a sunny day.
Cortez is better than usual, and Ellis is very attractive. She sings a few songs which are not memorable, including this ditty aboard a plane flying through dense fog while her maid (Hattie McDaniel) bugs her eyes out a la Mantan Moreland: "Here we are together flying high, We're up in heaven, you and I, We'll be coming down to earth someday, But in the meantime, let's be gay."
Well, I guess if you think you're about to crash, it's a good time to experiment with your orientation.
helpful•10
- scsu1975
- Nov 21, 2022
Details
- Runtime58 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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