Patrolling the Ether

Overview

1940. Sixteen year old Phillip is one of a number of amateur radio operators across the US, doing it purely as a fun hobby. He is informed by Bill Beck of the Radio and Intelligence Division (RID) of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that amateur international radio communication is now banned due to spying a result of the war in Europe. Beck, on behalf of the RID, asks Phillip, however, to continue to monitor the airwaves for suspicious activity.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 10, 1944

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Marc Cramer,Selmer Jackson,Hazel Brooks,Donald Curtis,Lee Phelps,Emmett Vogan,Connie Gilchrist,Richard Crane

Director

Paul Burnford

Writer

DeVallon Scott,Alan Friedman

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0165911