''Radio Patrol'' is a 1937

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based on the

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'' Radio Patrol''.

Premise

Pat O' Hara, a police officer cop, joins forces with Molly Selkirk to try and stop an international criminal gang from getting their hands on the formula for a new flexible metal.

Cast

Grant Withers Granville Gustavus Withers (January 17, 1905 – March 27, 1959), known professionally as Grant Withers, was an American film actor. He began working in motion pictures during the last years of the silent era. Withers moved into sound films, ...

as Officer Pat O'Hara * Adrian Morris as Officer Sam Maloney * Kay Hughes as Molly Selkirk * Mickey Rentschler as Pinky Adams * Silver Wolf as Irish, the

German Shepherd The German Shepherd, also known in Britain as an Alsatian, is a German Dog breed, breed of working dog of medium to large size. The breed was developed by Max von Stephanitz using various Old German herding dogs, traditional German herding dog ...

* Gordon Hart as W.H. Harrison *

Frank Lackteen Frank Lackteen (born Mohammed Hassan Lackteen August 29, 1897 – July 8, 1968) was an American film actor best known for his antagonistic roles. He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1915 and 1965, including several Three Stooges shorts. ...

as Mr. Tahata/Warner the Great * C. Montague Shaw as Mr. Wellington * Harry Davenport as John P. Adams, inventor *

Wheeler Oakman Wheeler Oakman (born Vivian Eichelberger; February 21, 1890 – March 19, 1949) was an American film actor. Early years Oakman was born as Vivian Eichelberger in Washington, D.C., and educated in that city's schools—specifically Henry School ...

as Stevens, gang chemist * Max Hoffman Jr. as Harry Selkirk *

Jack Mulhall John Joseph Francis Mulhall (October 7, 1887 – June 1, 1979) was an American film actor beginning in the silent film era who successfully transitioned to sound films, appearing in over 430 films in a career spanning 50 years. Early years Mu ...

as Desk Sergeant *

Earl Dwire Earl Dwire (October 3, 1883 – January 16, 1940), born Earl Dean Dwire, was an American character actor who appeared in more than 150 movies between 1921 and his death in 1940. Biography Dwire acted for three years in stock theater with c ...

as Jeremiah Crockett * Leonard Lord as Franklin, the real Tahata *

Dick Botiller Richard Edward Botiller (October 26, 1896 – March 24, 1953) was an American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s. While most of his roles were un-credited, many of them nameless as well, he was given more substantial roles occasionally. Life ...

as Zutta, a henchman *

Tom London Tom London (born Leonard T. Clapman; August 24, 1889 – December 5, 1963) was an American actor who played frequently in B-Westerns. According to ''The Guinness Book of Movie Records'', London is credited with appearing in the most films in ...

as Eddie Lewis (uncredited) *

Ray Teal Ray Elgin Teal (January 12, 1902The book ''Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory'' gives Teal's birth date as January 12, 1908. – April 2, 1976) was an American actor. His most famous role was as Sheriff Roy Coffee on the televis ...

as Perkins (uncredited)

Production

''Radio Patrol'' was based on the

by Eddie Sullivan and Charles Schmidt.

Stunts

George Magrill George Magrill (January 5, 1900 – May 31, 1952) was an American film actor who appeared in more than 320 films between 1923 and 1952. Magrill performed on stage before he began to work in films. Besides his acting, Magrill worked as a stunt m ...

* Eddie Parker (doubling Grant Withers) * Tom Steele

Chapter titles

# A Million Dollar Murder # The Hypnotic Eye # Flaming Death # The Human Clue # The Flash of Doom # The House of Terror # Claws of Steel # The Perfect Crime # Plaything of Disaster # A Bargain with Death # The Hidden Menace # They Get Their Man _Source:

References

External links

* 1937 films 1937 crime films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films Films based on comic strips Films based on American comics Films directed by Ford Beebe Universal Pictures film serials American crime films 1930s American films English-language crime films {{comics-film-stub