The Dawn Express

"Lured into a trap by a Mata Hari... the lives of his loved ones was the price demanded for his honor!"

Mar 27 1942 Passed 1h 2m
Action, Drama, Mystery

A Nazi spy ring is after a chemical formula that increases the power of ordinary gasoline for U.S. Army aviation use. Two U.S. chemical companies are developing the formula, with each working on half for security purposes. The spies get half the formula and know that either of two chemists, Robert Norton or Tom Fielding, knows the rest. They capture Fielding, through a ruse by gang member Linda Pavlo, and threaten the life of his sister Nancy and his mother if he does not give them the formula. To protect his friend Fielding, who does know the formula and is engaged to Nancy, Tom pretends to know the secret and boards the Dawn Express plane with the spy leader and his gang.

Plot

A Nazi spy ring is after a chemical formula that increases the power of ordinary gasoline for U.S. Army aviation use. Two U.S. chemical companies are developing the formula, with each working on half for security purposes. The spies get half the formula and know that either of two chemists, Robert Norton (Michael Wilding or Tom Fielding (William Bakewell), knows the rest. They capture Fielding, through a ruse by gang member Linda Pavlo (Constance Worth, and threaten the life of his sister Nancy (Anne Nagel) and his mother if he does not give them the formula. To protect his friend Fielding, who does know the formula and is engaged to Nancy, Tom pretends to know the secret and boards the Dawn Express plane with the spy leader and his gang.

Written by

Arthur St. Claire

Directed by

Albert Herman

Cast

Michael Whalen, Anne Nagel, William Bakewell

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Merrick-Alexander Productions, PRC

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
266
Average Rating
4.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA