Tailspin Tommy Tompkins is a stunt pilot working on a war movie at Three Points airport. He quits when the director, Sheehan, shows disregard for human life. Sheehan hires a reckless pilot, Earl Martin, who dies in a plane crash after taking a ride with Betty Lou Barnes. Tommy is accused of murder after it's discovered real bullets were used instead of blanks. He and his friends try to figure out who had a motive to kill Martin and uncover the truth behind his death.
Stunt Pilot
The 1943 film Tailspin Tommy in Action is a Monogram feature based on the Hal Forrest comic strip, taking place at Three Points airport where a movie company is filming a war picture.
