Sky Liner (film)

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Sky Liner
Directed by William Berke
(as Wm. Berke)
Screenplay byMaurice Tombragel
Produced by William Stephens
(as Wm. Stephens)
Starring Richard Travis
Pamela Blake
Rochelle Hudson
Cinematography Carl Berger
Edited byEdward Mann
Music by Raoul Kraushaar
Production
company
Distributed by Screen Guild Productions
Release date
  • July 28, 1949 (1949-07-28)
Running time
61 minutes
49 minutes (DVD)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Sky Liner is a 1949 American film noir action crime film directed by William Berke. It was released on the bottom half of double bills. [1] [2]

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Plot

The film follows a selection of passengers on a long distance overnight flight on a silver Lockheed Constellation with Trans World Airlines.

The film comprises a series of vignettes looking at the passengers and crew. Characters range from a precocious child star (intended to echo Shirley Temple) to businessmen and criminals.

An FBI man (Richard Travis) and a stewardess (Pamela Blake) solve a spy murder on a crowded airliner.

A dead man is found in the toilet. All passengers are suspects. The plane sets down at Jacksonfield while they investigate. They discover he has been stabbed by a fountain pen containing poisoned ink.

Cast

Production

Filming started 25 April 1949 at Hal Roach's studios. It was described as "a kind of Grand Hotel of an airliner." [3]

It was made by the same writing-directing-producing team that had done Highway 13 . [4]

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References

  1. "Comedy stays at four houses". Los Angeles Times. Aug 17, 1949. ProQuest   166000745.
  2. "Skyliner". Monthly Film Bulletin. 17 (193): 121. 1950. ProQuest   1305823590.
  3. Schallert, E. (Apr 18, 1949). "Virginia van upp seeking magnani deal; grant film redelayed". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest   165930625.
  4. Schallert, E. (Sep 13, 1948). "'Numbers racket' title finally tossed away; 'jet pilot' to glitter". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest   165864628.