The Adventures of the Masked Phantom (1939)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Charles Abbott

Writers:

Joseph O'Donnell (story) and
Clifford Sanforth (story)

Release Date:

1 October 1939 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

Barton's mine foreman is receiving gold bullion from gangsters in the East, putting it through the mine's smelter...

Plot Keywords:

Foreman | Boots The Dog | Horse | Henchman | Thunder The Horse

Cast

Monte Rawlins	...	'Alamo' / The Masked Phantom (as Monte 'Alamo' Rawlins)
Betty Burgess	...	Carol Davis
Art Davis	...	Tooney (as Larry Mason)
Dot Karroll	...	Grandma Mary Barton
Sonny Lamont	...	Dumpy
Matty Kemp	...	Stan Barton
George Douglas	...	Robert Murdock
Jack Ingram	...	Henchman Buck
Merrill McCormick	...	Henchman Bart
Curley Dresden	...	Henchman Hank (as Curly Dresden)
Dick Morehead	...	Henchman Jake (as Dick Moorehead)
Boots the Wonder Dog	...	Boots, Alamo's Dog

Also Known As:

The Masked Phantom (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #4764)

Filming Locations:

Talisman Studios, Florida, USA

Company:

B.F. Zeidman Productions Ltd.

Soundtrack:

A Rip Snortin' Two Gun Girl

So bad it is funny

I first watched this movie at a camp in Oklahoma. It is so bad that it was funny, kind of like Santa Claus conquers the Martians, in the old west. It has every western cliche that you can imagine, plus Dumpy's dancing! Alamo is the stranger who is also the Masked Phantom. He has a thrwing knife with a skull on the hilt. The real hero is "boots" the wonder dog. The dog can break people out of jail and start cars. Alamo is just riding his (coat)tails.