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Eddie Rickenbacker as the "G-Man of the Sky!"
This 13 chapter serial is based on the comic strip character Ace Drummond created by World War I American ace Eddie Rickenbacker. Known as the "G-Man of the Sky," Ace is sent to Mongolia to tackle the mysterious villain known as "The Dragon," who is scheming to stop International Airways from building an airport there. Ace, played by John "Dusty" King," encounters Peggy Trainor (Jean Rogers), who is searching for her archaeologist father (C. Montague Shaw), who has recently disappeared (Does this remind anybody else of "Raiders of the Lost Ark"?). Together Ace and Peggy search for the answers to their quests, which, of course, are entwined. "Ace Drummond" is one of the very first sound serials and although it is shot very crudely, more like a stage play than an action drama, there is some nice footage of actual dogfights and this is a pretty good print for a 1936 film. King fails in the title role and the portrayal of the natives in Mongolia is typical of the racist attitude Hollywood had towards Orientals in those days. Directed by Ford Beebe and Cliff Smith, this Universal serial runs 260 minutes and features Jackie Morrow as Billy Meredith, Noah Beery Jr as Jerry, James B. Leong as Henry Kee, Al Bridge as Wyckoff, Guy Bates Post as the High Lama, and Lon Chaney, Jr. as Ivan.