Sky Murder (1940)
A NEW NICK CARTER ADVENTURE
72 min
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.
- Release date
- September 27, 1940
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Walter Pidgeon as Nick Carter
- Donald Meek as Bartholomew
- Karen Verne as Pat Evans
- Edward Ashley as Cortland Grand
- Joyce Compton as Christine Cross
- Tom Conway as Andrew Hendon
- George Lessey as Sen. Monrose
- Dorothy Tree as Kathe
- Frank Reicher as Dr. Crattan
- Chill Wills as Sheriff Beckwith
Crew
- George B. Seitz · Director
- William R. Lipman · Writer
- Frederick Stephani · Producer
- David Snell · Composer
- Charles Lawton Jr. · Cinematographer
- Gene Ruggiero · Editor