12 episodes of pre-WWII pulp chaos: volcanoes, time bombs, and oil-stealing villains in biplanes!
A 12-episode serial in which Tailspin Tommy evades volcanoes, anti-aircraft shells, and time bombs as he foils a plan by corrupt profiteers to steal an island's oil reserves.
Practical Effects
Real biplane stunts and volcano miniatures that slap.
Editing
Cliffhanger structure that invented binge-watching.
Production
Universal's serial factory at peak assembly-line chaos.
Director
Ray Taylor
Clark Williams
Tailspin Tommy Tompkins
Jean Rogers
Betty Lou Barnes
Noah Beery Jr.
Skeeter Milligan
Bryant Washburn
Ned Curtis
Herbert Heywood
Manuel Casmetto
Matthew Betz
Horace Raymore
Paul Ellis
Enrico Garcia
Harry Worth
Don Alvarado Casmetto
James P. Burtis
Bill McGuire
Helen Brown
Mrs. Tompkins
Frank Mayo
Dirigible Captain
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