Patrolling the Ether

Patrolling the Ether — Plot

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.

• Release date
• April 10, 1944
• Runtime
• 21 min
• Genres
• Crime
• Director
• Paul Burnford

Patrolling the Ether — Cast

Hazel Brooks Taxi Driver / German Spy Marc Cramer German Spy in Taxi Richard Crane Phillip Donald Curtis Bill Beck Connie Gilchrist Phillip's Mother Selmer Jackson Chief of Radio Intelligence Division Lee Phelps Bit Role Emmett Vogan Aide to Chief of Radio Intelligence Division