A construction worker wanted by the authorities is vindicated by virtue of his heroism when an airplane crashes into a skyscraper.
Practical Effects
Miniature skyscraper destruction that's surprisingly visceral for 1948.
Editing
Tight 60-minute runtime with zero fat—Pine-Thomas knew their audience.
Director
William H. Pine
Richard Denning
Bill Wyatt
Trudy Marshall
Jerry Hansford
Damian O'Flynn
Detective Dearborn
Will Wright
Pop Hansford
James Millican
Sam Payne
Jack Lambert
Frosty Davenport
Jonathan Hale
Police Commissioner Jerome
Bess Flowers
Lanai Club Guest (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Father Mulvaney (uncredited)
Glenn Strange
Foreman Davis (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released 53 years before 9/11, this film's imagery now carries unintentional historical weight that transforms every viewing.
Pine-Thomas Productions cranked out 60+ low-budget films in the 1940s; this was their only disaster entry, shot in under two weeks for $90,000.
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