Wings of Danger(1952)
COUNTERFEIT CARGO! ...a fortune in loot...a fabulous woman...a sinister fugitive!
A former pilot suffering from blackouts discovers that a fellow flyer is suspected of being mixed up with a web of smugglers. While searching for his missing buddy, he unwittingly becomes entangled in a morass of suspicion.
Movie: Wings of Danger
Top 9 Billed Cast
Richard Van Ness
Nick Talbot
Avril Talbot
Alexia LaRoche
Inspector Maxwell
Snell, the blackmailer
Jeannette
Mr. Talbot (uncredited)
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