The Phantom Creeps

6/6/19491h 18m

TV Release (US)

Overview:

The truncated feature version of the 4½ hour serial about a mad scientist who attempts to rule the world by creating various elaborate inventions.

Director:

Ford Beebe

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

mad scientist
laboratory
robot
feature version of movie serial

Cast

Bela Lugosi

~ as ~

Dr. Alex Zorka

Dorothy Arnold

~ as ~

Jean Drew

Robert Kent

~ as ~

Capt. Bob West

Edwin Stanley

~ as ~

Dr. Fred Mallory

Regis Toomey

~ as ~

Lt. Jim Daley

Jack C. Smith

~ as ~

Monk

Edward Van Sloan

~ as ~

Jarvis

Dora Clement

~ as ~

Ann Zorka

Anthony Averill

~ as ~

Rankin

Hugh Huntley

~ as ~

Perkins

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
4
This film is a cannibalisation of a series of twelve episodes cut (not particularly skilfully) into just under 80 minutes. As such, there are some glaring holes in the storyline as Bela Lugosi portrays a scientist who has discovered a new meteorite element and is determined to convert it into a whole range of useful things including explosives; a deadly Z-ray, a lethal gas; an invisibility contraption; a machine that can heal wounds and... the most astonishing and hysterical looking Inca-esque robot you've ever seen - as he strives for world domination and to stay ahead of the investigating G men. It's a hoot, and should be viewed as such - for heaven's sake don't try to make sense of it - it's just there to be enjoyed.