Air Patrol (film)

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Air Patrol
Air Patrol poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Maury Dexter
Screenplay by Harry Spalding
Produced byMaury Dexter
Starring Willard Parker
Merry Anders
Robert Dix
John Holland
Russ Bender
Douglass Dumbrille
Cinematography John M. Nickolaus, Jr.
Music by Albert Glasser
Production
company
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
  • July 17, 1962 (1962-07-17)
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Air Patrol is a 1962 American CinemaScope drama film directed by Maury Dexter and written by Harry Spalding. The film stars Willard Parker, Merry Anders, Robert Dix, John Holland, Russ Bender and Douglass Dumbrille. [1]

Contents

The film was released on July 17, 1962, by 20th Century Fox. [2] [3] [4]

Plot

A Los Angeles detective Sgt. Castle and his two partners investigate the robbery of a valuable Fragonard painting by a thief who pilots a helicopter. [5]

Cast

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References

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