Patrolling the Ether (1944)

Patrolling the Ether

1944

Crime

Synopsis

1940. Sixteen year old Phillip is one of a number of amateur radio operators across the US, doing it purely as a fun hobby. He is informed by Bill Beck of the Radio and Intelligence Division (RID) of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that amateur international radio communication is now banned due to spying a result of the war in Europe. Beck, on behalf of the RID, asks Phillip, however, to continue to monitor the airwaves for suspicious activity.

Credits

Director

Paul Burnford

Cast

Connie Gilchrist as Phillip's Mother

Donald Curtis as Bill Beck

Emmett Vogan as Aide to Chief of Radio Intelligence Division

Hazel Brooks as Taxi Driver / German Spy

Lee Phelps as Bit Role

Marc Cramer as German Spy in Taxi

Richard Crane as Phillip

Selmer Jackson as Chief of Radio Intelligence Division