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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="font-size: 125%; font-style: italic;">The Mysterious Pilot</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Mysterious_Pilot.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5c/Mysterious_Pilot.jpg/220px-Mysterious_Pilot.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="325" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5c/Mysterious_Pilot.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="259" data-file-height="383" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Chapter One poster (Note: <i>The Howl of the Wolf</i> is featured)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Spencer_Gordon_Bennet" title="Spencer Gordon Bennet">Spencer Gordon Bennet</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_M._Merrick" title="George M. Merrick">George M. Merrick</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/George_Rosener" title="George Rosener">George Rosener</a> (screenplay)</li><li><i>The Silver Hawk</i><br />by William Byron Mowery</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Louis_Weiss_(producer)" title="Louis Weiss (producer)">Louis Weiss</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Hawks" title="Frank Hawks">Frank Hawks</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Linden" title="Edward Linden">Edward Linden</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Herman_Schopp" title="Herman Schopp">Herman Schopp</a> B&W</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Edited by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Earl_Turner_(film_editor)" title="Earl Turner (film editor)">Earl Turner (film editor)</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data">Abe Meyer (musical director/uncredited)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Production<br />company</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="vertical-align: middle;"><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Pictures" title="Columbia Pictures">Columbia Pictures</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data">Columbia Pictures</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Release date</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist film-date"> <ul><li>December 9, 1937<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1937-12-09</span>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">15 chapters (300 min)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>The Mysterious Pilot</b></i> is a 15-episode 1937 <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Pictures" title="Columbia Pictures">Columbia</a> <a href="/wiki/Serial_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Serial (film)">movie serial</a> based on the book by William Byron Mowery and starring the record-breaking aviator <a href="/wiki/Frank_Hawks" title="Frank Hawks">Frank Hawks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>N 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was the second serial produced by Columbia.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the serial, Hawks plays a flying <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police" title="Royal Canadian Mounted Police">"mountie"</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style></p><div class="toclimit-2"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Mysterious_Pilot&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Carter Snowden (<a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Harlan" title="Kenneth Harlan">Kenneth Harlan</a>) about to marry Jean McNain (<a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Sebastian" title="Dorothy Sebastian">Dorothy Sebastian</a>), is accused of murder. When his accuser is killed, Jean flees the train she is on, and heads into the Canadian woods. Snowden sends a bodyguard to find Jean, who appeals to <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police" title="Royal Canadian Mounted Police">RCMP</a> Captain Jim Down (Frank Hawks) for help. With his friend "Kansas" (<a href="/wiki/Rex_Lease" title="Rex Lease">Rex Lease</a>) and Indian Luke (<a href="/wiki/Yakima_Canutt" title="Yakima Canutt">Yakima Canutt</a>), Jim hides Jean. </p><p>Snowden tracks down Jean and tries to lure her to his aircraft by telling her that Jim is injured and needs her. As soon as they realize what has happened, Jim and Kansas take to the air and force Snowden's aircraft down. Jean is unhurt but Snowden dies in the crash. Trying to get down to Jean, Jim's parachute gets tangled in the trees and Jean ends up rescuing him. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chapter_titles">Chapter titles</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Mysterious_Pilot&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Chapter titles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ol><li>The Howl of the Wolf</li> <li>The Web Tangles</li> <li>Enemies of the Air</li> <li>In the Hands of the Law</li> <li>The Crack-up</li> <li>The Dark Hour</li> <li>Wings of Destiny</li> <li>Battle in the Sky</li> <li>The Great Flight</li> <li>Whirlpool of Death</li> <li>The Haunted Mill</li> <li>The Lost Trail</li> <li>The Net Tightens</li> <li>Vengeance Rides the Airways</li> <li>Retribution</li></ol> <p><sub>Source:</sub><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Mysterious_Pilot&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Hawks" title="Frank Hawks">Frank Hawks</a> as Captain Jim Down</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Sebastian" title="Dorothy Sebastian">Dorothy Sebastian</a> as Jean McNain</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Esther_Ralston" title="Esther Ralston">Esther Ralston</a> as Vivian McNain</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rex_Lease" title="Rex Lease">Rex Lease</a> as <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Royal Canadian Air Force">RCAF</a> Sergeant "Kansas" Eby</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Bates_Post" title="Guy Bates Post">Guy Bates Post</a> as "Papa" Bergelot</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Harlan" title="Kenneth Harlan">Kenneth Harlan</a> as Carter Snowden</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yakima_Canutt" title="Yakima Canutt">Yakima Canutt</a> as Indian Luke</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Rosener" title="George Rosener">George Rosener</a> as Fritz</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clara_Kimball_Young" title="Clara Kimball Young">Clara Kimball Young</a> as Martha, Fritz's Wife</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Lackteen" title="Frank Lackteen">Frank Lackteen</a> as Yoroslaff, a henchman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Harvey_(actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Harry Harvey (actor)">Harry Harvey</a> as "Soft Shoe" Cardigan, a henchman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_London" title="Tom London">Tom London</a> as Kilgour, a henchman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_D._Walker" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert D. Walker">Bob Walker</a> as Boyer, a lumberjack henchman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Adams_(actor)" title="Ted Adams (actor)">Ted Adams</a> as Carlson, a henchman</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Mysterious_Pilot&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Mysterious Pilot</i> was adapted from the novel "The Silver Hawk" by William Byron Mowery.<sup id="cite_ref-GMS_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GMS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Cline_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cline-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Frank Hawks was billed in <i>Mysterious Pilot</i> as the "Fastest airman in the world."<sup id="cite_ref-GMS_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GMS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After each episode, Hawks appeared to deliver a "flying lesson". A <a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_S-39" title="Sikorsky S-39">Sikorsky S-39</a> amphibian was featured in the serial.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Mysterious_Pilot&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notes">Notes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Mysterious_Pilot&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Frank Hawks had gained fame through public appearances, record-breaking aviation events and tireless promotion of his "brand".<sup id="cite_ref-GMS_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GMS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citations">Citations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Mysterious_Pilot&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626" /><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-GMS-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-GMS_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GMS_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GMS_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Harmon and Glut 1973, p. 109.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Weiss and Goodgold 1973, pp. 110–111.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Pendo 1985, p. 16.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cline 1984, p. 213.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Cline-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Cline_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cline 1984, p. 11.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Farmer 1984, p. 321.</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Mysterious_Pilot&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{padding-left:1.6em;text-indent:-1.6em}}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns 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Courage">Ranger Courage</a></i> (1937)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Law_of_the_Ranger" title="Law of the Ranger">Law of the Ranger</a></i> (1937)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Reckless_Ranger" title="Reckless Ranger">Reckless Ranger</a></i> (1937)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Rangers_Step_In" title="The Rangers Step In">The Rangers Step In</a></i> (1937)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Mysterious Pilot</a></i> (1937)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Across_the_Plains_(1939_film)" title="Across the Plains (1939 film)">Across the Plains</a></i> (1939)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Riders_of_the_Frontier" title="Riders of the Frontier">Riders of the Frontier</a></i> (1939)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Terror" title="Oklahoma Terror">Oklahoma Terror</a></i> (1939)</span></li> <li><span 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title="Beneath Western Skies">Beneath Western Skies</a></i> (1944)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Mojave_Firebrand" title="Mojave Firebrand">Mojave Firebrand</a></i> (1944)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Code_of_the_Prairie" title="Code of the Prairie">Code of the Prairie</a></i> (1944)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Zorro%27s_Black_Whip" title="Zorro's Black Whip">Zorro's Black Whip</a></i> (1944)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Tiger_Woman_(1944_film)" title="The Tiger Woman (1944 film)">The Tiger Woman</a></i> (1944)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Black_Widow_(serial)" title="The Black Widow (serial)">The Black Widow</a></i> (1947)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Superman_(serial)" title="Superman (serial)">Superman</a></i> (1948)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Gentry_%E2%80%93_Daredevil_of_the_Skies" 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