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Squadron of Doom

1949 · 75 min

A breezy, old-fashioned adventure serial that rattles along with cheerful derring-do and simple cliffhanger thrills.

Directed by
Ford Beebe, Clifford Smith
Genres
Action
Starring
John 'Dusty' King, Jean Rogers, Noah Beery Jr.
Overview
John "Dusty" King stars as pilot Ace Drummond in this exciting action yarn from Universal Pictures. This feature was culled from a 1936 serial

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Directed by
Ford Beebe, Clifford Smith
Genres
Action
Starring
John 'Dusty' King, Jean Rogers, Noah Beery Jr.
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • loyalty
  • deception
  • justice
Places
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror0
Humour3
Realism4
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
action
Directed by
Ford Beebe, Clifford Smith
Written by
Ray Trampe, Wyndham Gittens, Norman S. Hall
Starring
John 'Dusty' King, Jean Rogers, Noah Beery Jr., Hooper Atchley, Stanley Blystone, Al Bridge, Edmund Cobb, James Eagles
Music
Clifford Vaughan
Cinematography
Richard Fryer
Runtime
75 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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