Dead End Kids: Junior G-Men of the Air (1942)

"The King of Serials...VCI Entertainment ~ Junior G-Men of the Air (1942)"

VCI Entertainment and Universal Pictures present "Junior G-Men of the Air" (1942) (Dolby digitally remastered), featuring the Dead End Kids and Little Tough Guys together in 12 Chapters of vintage serial episodes loaded with action sequences...story line has our favorite group of juvenile delinquents The Dead Ends Kids up against "The Black Dragons" a gang of Japanese terrorists bent on destroying American oil fields and airports...will "Ace" Holden (Halop) and his group be able to stop the evil plot and handle the saboteurs without the help of the police...watch the action within each cliffhanger, fight scenes and spies in a burning warehouse...next we have the dam exploding as our heroes try to escape for the final 12th chapter "Civilian Courage Conquers"... can the Dead End Kids and the Little Tough Guys (who's who) foil the Japanese spies and roundup the villains, heavies and just down right bad guys...double thrills, chills, mystery and suspense...hitting the bull's eye with excitement...don't miss a single spine thrilling episode..return next week to this local theater for another episode of action and adventure that will keep you thrilled until the next chapter.

Under director's Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins, associated producer Henry MacRae, screenplay by Paul Huston, Griffin Jay, George H. Plympton, additional dialogue Brenda Weisberg, original music score by Milton Rosen...the cast include Billy Halop ( Billy 'Ace' Holden), Huntz Hall ('Bolts' Larson), Lionel Atwill (The Baron), Gene Reynolds (Eddie Holden), Frank Albertson (Jerry Markham), Gabriel Dell ('Stick' Munsey), Richard Lane (Agent Don Ames), Bernard Punsly (Creaseball' Plunkett), Frankie Darro (Jack), David Gorcey (Double-Face' Barker), Turhan Bey (Araka-henchman), Eddy Waller (Jed Holden), Paul Phillips (Agent Dick Parsons), Noel Cavat (Monk-henchman), John Bagni (Augar-henchman), Eddie Foster (Comora-henchman), John Bleifer (Beal-henchman)...for chills and thrills we had David Sharpe (stunt double for Billy Halop), Tom Steele (stunt double for Turhan Bey) and Ken Terrell ....special footnote as we showcase three actors, Billy Halop began his acting career as a teenager in the stage hit "Dead End", was brought to Hollywood in a big success went on to become serials for Universal and Monogram Pictures "The Dead End/East Side Kids", most popular in the '40s B-Picture genre....another actor Huntz Hall also from New York auditioned for a part in "Dead End", rumor has it because he could imitate a machine gun director Martin Gable and playwright Sidney Kingsley gave him the role, Hall more than any other actor appeared in a total of 81 East Side Kids and Bowery Boys films plus serials, usually billed as the character "Satch" co-starring with Leo Gorcey...the final actor is Gabriel "Gabe" Dell who made his debut in "Dead End" another juvenile cast member, Gabe appeared in East Side Kids, Dead End Kids and final in the Bowery Boys, in the later playing a cop, gangster or reporter, always gave it his best shot in every film........meanwhile back to our Universal Serial which is always good till the last drop and this serial is no exception...there is a great deal of entertainment here for the cliffhanger fans out there...all courtesy of VCI Entertainment, who in my humble opinion is the best there is in restoring early serials and features.

BIOS:
1. Billy Halop (aka William Halop)
Birth Date: 2/11/1920 - New York, New York
Died: 11/09/1976 - Brentwood, California
2. Huntz Hall (aka Henry Richard Hall)
Birth Date: 8/15/1919 - New York, New York
Died: 1/30/1999 - North Hollywood, California
3. Gabriel Dell (aka Gabriel Del Vecchio)
Birth Date: 10/08/1919 - New York, New York
Died: 7/03/1988 - North Hollywood, California

CHAPTER TITLES:
1. Wings Aflame
2. The Plunge of Peril
3. Hidden Danger
4. The Tunnel of Terror
5. The Black Dragon Strikes
6. Flaming Havoc
7. The Death Mist
8. Satan Fires the Fuse
9. Satanic Sabotage
10.Trapped in a Burning 'Chute
11.Undeclared War
12.Civilian Courage Conquers

If you're into vintage serials as I am, why not pick up a copy of the following titles from VCI Home Video:
VCI CLIFFHANGER TRAILERS:
1. Adventures of Red Ryder (Don "Red" Barry)
2. Adventures of the Flying Cadets (Bobby Jordan)
3. Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe)
4. Captain Midnight (Dave O'Brien)
5. Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere (Judd Holdren & I. Stanford Jolley)
6. Dick Tracy's G-Men (Ralph Byrd)
7. Don Winslow of the Navy (Don Terry)
8. Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (Don Terry)
9. Drums of Fu Manchu (Henry Brandon)
10.Fighting Kit Carson (Johnny Mack Brown)
11.Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (Buster Crabbe)
12.The Green Archer (Victory Jory)
13.Jungle Girl (Frances Gifford)
14.Jungle Jim (Grant Withers & Raymond Hatton)
15.Lost City of the Jungle (Russell Hayden & Keye Luke)
16.Mandrake the Magician (Warren Hull & Dick Curtis)
17.Miracle Rider (Tom Mix & Tony Jr)
18.The Painted Stallion (Ray "Crash" Corrigan)
19.The Phantom (Tom Tyler)
20.The Return of Chandu (Bela Lugosi)
21.Riders of Death Valley (Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo & Buck Jones)
22.Secret Agent X-9 (1937) (Scott Kolk & Henry Brandon)
23.Secret Agent X-9 (1945) (Lloyd Bridges & Keye Luke)
24.Sky Raiders (Donald Woods & Billy Halop)
25.Undersea Kingdom (Ray "Crash" Corrigan)
26.Winners of the West (Dick Foran, Harry Woods, Roy Barcroft & Charles Stevens)
27.Zane Greys "King of the Royal Mounted" (Allan "Rocky" Lane)
28.Zorro's Cliffhanger Collection (Reed Hadley, John Carroll & Linda Stirling)

Coming soon January 2006 from VCI Home Video on DVD..."FLAMING FRONTIERS" (1938), Universal Serial with 15 chapters, featuring Johnny Mack Brown, Eleanor Hansen, John Archer, James Blaine and Ralph Bowman..."OREGON TRAIL" (1939), another Universal Serial with 15 exciting chapters featuring Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Roy Barcoft and Charles King..."THE TALL TEXAN" (1953), full length feature starring Lloyd Bridges, Lee J Cobb, Luther Adler and Marie Windsor...watch for more details on VCI Entertainment and Amazon your two favorite sites for serials and B-Westerns.

Great job by VCI Entertainment for releasing "Junior G-Men of the Air" (1942), the digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp print...looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '30s, '40s & '50s...order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment, stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with deadly adventure from the "King of Serials" VCI...just the way we like 'em!

Total Time: 231 mins ~ VCI Entertainment 1779 ~ (11/01/2000) November 30, 2005

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