in Tailspin Tommy included: Stearman C2B, c/n n110, NC4099 Travel Air B 4000, c/n 1337, NC406N and c / n 1323, NC688K Great Lakes 2T1 A, c/n 243, NC11326 Fleet 7 Douglas M2 Curtiss Fledgling, c/n 69, N465K Waco ATO, c/n A-122, NC925H Travel Air R Mystery Plane American Eagle A-101 Alexander Eaglerock A2, c / n 207, NC1412 Fokker Super Universal Boeing P-12 (archive footage) Stunts George DeNormand George Magrill Reception William C. Cline wrote In the Nick of Tome that Tailspin Tommy was a success, partly due to name recognition. The serial was faithful to its roots and while "other serials were based on comic heroes that have long been forgotten, Hal Forrest's 'Tailspin Tommy' strip ran from 1928 to 1942. Dashing aviator Tommy, his sidekick Skeeter and his girlfriend Betty Lou Barnes ran Three Point Airlines, named after the perfect landing technique. Universal invested heavily in the franchise. Maurice Murphy played Tommy for 1934's Tailspin Tommy serial, and four 1939 feature films starred John Trent as the intrepid airman." References Notes Citations Bibliography Cline, William C. "2. In Search of Ammunition"; "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1984. . Harmon, Jim and Donald F. Glut. "7. The Aviators "Land That Plane at Once, You Crazy Fool"". The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury. London: Routledge, 1973. . Stedman, Raymond William. "3. At This Theater Next Week". Serials: Suspense and Drama By Installment. University of Oklahoma Press, 1971. . Weiss, Ken and Ed Goodgold. To be Continued ...: A Complete Guide to Motion Picture Serials. New York: Bonanza Books, 1973. . External links 1934 films 1934 adventure films American aviation films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films Films based on comic strips Films directed by Lew Landers Universal Pictures film serials American adventure films Films with screenplays by George H. Plympton 1930s American films