1942 Universal
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JUNIOR G-MEN OF THE AIR
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Junior G-Men of the Air is a 1942 Universal film serial. It was Universal's 55th with sound and one of the three serials starring "The Dead End Kids and Little Tough Guys" who were under contract to Universal at the time. This was the teen stars' third and final serial, after Junior G-Men (1940) and Sea Raiders (1941). The plot of Junior G-Men of the Air is when a group of youthful flying enthusiasts join the "Junior G-Men" to help break up a planned attack on the United States.
PLOT:
During World War II, members of The Dead End Kids, a youth gang, Billy "Ace" Holden, "Bolts" Larson, "Stick" Munsey, Ace's brother, Eddie, and "Greaseball" Plunkett are working in a salvage yard owned by Ace's father, recovering aircraft parts. While making their escape from robbing a bank, members of a fifth column organization, the "Order of the Black Dragonfly", steal the boys' wrecking truck.
When agent Don Ames from the State Bureau of Investigation, returns their truck, the gang who is distrustful of authority, especially, the "cops", refuse to give a description of the men who stole the truck. Don asks Jerry Markham, leader of the Little Tough Guys, called the "Junior G-Men" to ask Ace for help. Both boys are passionate about aircraft and flying and agree to join forces.
Meanwhile, Axis agents working for "The Baron", a Japanese leader of the "Order of the Black Dragonfly", have more plans for the junkyard, especially the aircraft parts stored there. The Baron has orders to destroy anything that may help the Allied cause. Ace and Jerry join to go look for the enemy saboteurs and find their secret hideout in a farm outside the city.
The enemy agents capture Ace and Eddie, who escape in one of the aircraft that the Baron uses. Their takeoff ends in disaster as Ace hits a fence, tearing off the landing gear and punching a hole in the gasoline tank. The boys parachute to safety and make their way to government headquarters.
The Dead End Kids and Junior G-Men lead the government to the Baron's base and a furious battle takes place. Ace and Jerry personally capture the Baron and receive the government's thanks for bringing the enemy agents to justice.
CHAPTER TITLES:
Wings Aflame
The Plunge of Peril
Hidden Danger
The Tunnel of Terror
The Black Dragon Strikes
Flaming Havoc
The Death Mist
Satan Fires the Fuse
Satanic Sabotage
Trapped in a Burning 'Chute
Undeclared War
Civilian Courage Conquers
WINGS AFLAME
Chapter 1
Ace (Billy Halop) and Eddie (Gene Reynolds) are seen battling a ruthless band of fifth columnists planning destruction of military facilities and preparing for "Trojan Horse" uprisings. Ace enters and wins an air race to obtain funds for perfecting Eddie's new invention, an airplane motor silencer. The saboteurs, learning of the device set to acquire it.