Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)

Using a diabolical disguise, Harry Crowel embarks on a vengeful career of destruction...opposed by three heroic daredevils.

Directors:

John English, William Witney

Writers:

Barry Shipman, Franklin Adreon,

Stars:

Charles Quigley, Bruce Bennett, David Sharpe

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Charles Quigley	...	Gene Townley
Bruce Bennett	...	Tiny Dawson (as Herman Brix)
David Sharpe	...	Bert Knowles
Carole Landis	...	Blanche Granville
Miles Mander	...	Horace Granville
Charles Middleton	...	No. 39013, Harry Crowel
C. Montague Shaw	...	Dr. Malcolm
Ben Taggart	...	Dixon
William Pagan	...	Police Chief Landon
Corbet Morris	...	Klein [Ch. 5]
Raymond Bailey	...	Stanley, Secretary [Chs. 1-3, 11]
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones	...	Snowflake (as Snowflake)
George Chesebro	...	Sheffield [Chs. 1, 11]
Ray Miller	...	Jeff
Robert Winkler	...	Sammy Townley [Chs. 1, 11]

Storyline

Diabolical mastermind Harry Crowel, a.k.a. Prisoner 39013, escapes and, with a seemingly endless supply of henchmen, sets out to destroy all holdings of industrialist Horace Granville, who put him in prison. One target is an amusement park, home of the three Daredevils of the Red Circle, who perform death-defying stunts. Aghast at innocent lives lost, our three heroes swear to capture No. 39013. It'll be harder than they suspect; the villain is holding the real Granville captive, and with a near-perfect disguise, has taken his place!

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Plot Keywords:

disguise | impostor | secret passageway | dog | bound and gagged | 

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Genres:

Crime | Action | Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 June 1939 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der gelbe Kreis

Filming Locations:

Rincon, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$126,118 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Republic Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

211 min 211 min (12 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Chapter Titles: 1: The Monstrous Plot; 2: The Mysterious Friend; 3: The Executioner; 4: Sabotage; 5: The Ray of death; 6: 30 Seconds to Live; 7: The Flooded Mine; 8: S.O.S.; 9: Ladder of Peril; 10: The Infernal Machine; 11: The Red Circle Speaks; 12: Flight to Doom

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Quotes

Horace Granville: You're mad!
No. 39013, Harry Crowel: I spent 15 years in a cell like that. That's enough to make anyone, if not mad, then very annoyed.

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Crazy Credits

The titular trio have a pet dog named Tuffie. His is the 16th name in the cast list.

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Connections

Edited into King of the Carnival (1955)

User Reviews

review of serial

This is a serial that has it all! The leads,Herman Brix[Bruce Bennett],Charles Quigley,and David Sharpe are top notch.Carole Landis is fine as the herione,and Charles Middleton does his usual fne work as the master villian.Sharpe shows that he can act as well as perform those great stunts!Location filming adds to the scenic values,good story line,music score,and special effects from the Lydecker brothers. It all adds up to 12 chapters of non-stop action.One of my top ten serials from Republic.