Brass Bancroft — Murder in the Air Character Profile

About Brass Bancroft

Lieutenant assigned by Saxby to impersonate deceased spy Steve Swenko. Infiltrates the Navy dirigible mission to steal the Inertia Projector plans, survives a crash, and coordinates the final air chase to capture Garvey.

Brass Bancroft — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Ronald Reagan

Appears in

Murder in the Air (1940)

Role

Protagonist

More characters from Murder in the Air

• Gabby Watters (Eddie Foy Jr.)
• Saxby (John Litel)
• Hilda Riker (Lya Lys)
• Jerry (Frank Wilcox)
• Joe Garvey (James Stephenson)
• Dr. Finchley (Robert Warwick)
• R.G. Rumford (Victor Zimmerman)
• Otto Brennerman (Charles Brokaw)
• Dolly (Helen Lynd)
• Naval Hospital Nurse (Julie Stevens)
• Hargrave (John Hamilton)
• Admiral Winfield (William Gould)