Patrolling the Ether

Patrolling the Ether

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 10, 1944

Runtime

0h 21m

Genres

Crime

Original Title

Patrolling the Ether

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director

Paul Burnford

Description

1940. Sixteen year old Phillip is one of a number of amateur radio operators across the US, doing it purely as a fun hobby. He is informed by Bill Beck of the Radio and Intelligence Division (RID) of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that amateur international radio communication is now banned due to spying a result of the war in Europe. Beck, on behalf of the RID, asks Phillip, however, to continue to monitor the airwaves for suspicious activity.