Sky Murder (1940)
This final Carter film is a lot of fun, with Nick (unwillingly, at first) taking on a ring of Fifth Columnists (since this was filmed before the US entered the war, we're not told the villains are Nazis, but it's pretty clear anyway). Of course, the helpful and persistent Bartholomew is at his side--much to Nick's irritation. To further complicate things--and to make them still funnier--Joyce Compton is along for the ride too, as a delightfully brainless "detective" named Christine Cross.
Director:
George B. Seitz
Writer:
William R. Lipman
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Walter Pidgeon as Nick Carter |
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Donald Meek as Bartholomew |
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Kaaren Verne as Pat Evans (as Karen Verne) |
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Edward Ashley as Cortland Grand |
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Joyce Compton as Christine Cross / Her Twin Sister |
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Tom Conway as Andrew Hendon |
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George Lessey as Senator Monrose |
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Dorothy Tree as Kathe |
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Frank Reicher as Dr. Crattan |
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Chill Wills as Sheriff Beckwith |
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George Watts as Judge Whitmore |
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Byron Foulger as Kuse |
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William Tannen as Gus |
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Milton Parsons as Brock |
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Tom Neal as Steve - Pilot |
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Lucien Prival as Brucker |
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Judith Allen as 'Ruffles' Macklin |
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Hooper Atchley as Mark - Party Guest |
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Arthur Aylesworth as Cell Block Member Against Killing |
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Barbara Bedford as Grand's Maid |
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Leonard Carey as Sutter - Grand's Butler |
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George DeNormand as Second Henchman in Fight with Bartholomew |
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Jimmie Dundee as Truck Driver Henchman |
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Jack Foss as Boy Who Is Killed |
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Bud Geary as Taxi Driver |
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James Guilfoyle as Munn |
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Edward Hearn as Man in Monrose's Office |
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Cy Kendall as Harrigan - House Detective |
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William Lally as Second Man in Monrose's Office |
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Perc Launders as Henchman |
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Hal Le Sueur as Al - Co-Pilot |
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Warren McCollum as Boy |
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Philip Morris as Fourth Motorcycle Policeman |
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Virginia O'Brien as Lucille LaVonne |
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Ted Oliver as First Motorcycle Policeman |
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Eddie Parker as Second Motorcycle Policeman |
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Cyril Ring as Party Guest |
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Cap Somers as Man at Meeting |
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Larry Steers as Party Guest |
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Harry Strang as Third Motorcycle Policeman |
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Charles Sullivan as Henchman in Fight with Bartholomew |
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Grady Sutton as Buster - Chris' Boyfriend |
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Kay Sutton as Texas O'Keefe |
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Celia Travers as Cissy Minch |
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Dale Van Sickel as FBI Agent Cuffing Dr. Crattan |
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Charles Wagenheim as Ricoro - Flight Attendant |
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Lloyd Whitlock as Party Guest |
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Anne Wigton as Miss Shakespeare |
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Duke York as Enforcer at Cell Block Meeting |
| Directing | George B. Seitz | Director |
| Writing | William R. Lipman | Screenplay |
| Camera | Wilbur Bradley | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Charles Lawton Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Gene Ruggiero | Editor |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Sound | David Snell | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Frederick Stephani | Producer |
