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Mandrake the Magician (1939)

APPROVED 215 min  -  Action | Adventure  -   6 May 1939 (USA)
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Columbia's 7th serial (between Flying G-Men and Overland With Kit Carson)was based on the King Features newspaper comic strip created by Lee Falk and Phil Davis... See full summary »

Writers:

Joseph F. Poland (screenplay), Basil Dickey (screenplay), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Warren Hull Warren Hull ...
Doris Weston Doris Weston ...
Betty Houston
Al Kikume ...
Rex Downing Rex Downing ...
Tommy Houston
Edward Earle Edward Earle ...
Dr. Andre Bennett
Forbes Murray Forbes Murray ...
Professor Houston
Kenneth MacDonald Kenneth MacDonald ...
James Webster
Don Beddoe Don Beddoe ...
Frank Raymond
Dick Curtis Dick Curtis ...
Dorgan - Thug (Chs. 6-8)
John Tyrrell John Tyrrell ...
Dirk, lead thug
Stanley Brown Stanley Brown ...
Green, thug [Chs. 1, 2, 4]
Beatrice Curtis Beatrice Curtis ...
Rest Home Nurse [Chs. 3,10]
Robert Sterling Robert Sterling ...
Henchman
Sam Ash Sam Ash ...
George Regan, hypnotist [Chs. 3-5]
Lester Dorr Lester Dorr ...
Gray, gas station thug [Chs. 8-9]
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Storyline

Columbia's 7th serial (between Flying G-Men and Overland With Kit Carson)was based on the King Features newspaper comic strip created by Lee Falk and Phil Davis, Mandrake the Magician, the world's foremost exponent of mind over matter, although most of us who read the strip over the years were never really certain whether Mandrake was really a magician, or just had even more ability to cloud men's minds than the Shadow. The serial does allow Mandrake to discard his tie and tails when he isn't performing professionally, but out of his top hat and cloak, he is mainly a fist-slugging detective in this serial. Mandrake and Luthor are working the cruise lines and meet Professor Hudson who has developed a radium energy machine, which is much coveted by "The Wasp", who sends his hordes of henchmen in waves to steal the invention, and they blow up a radio station, a power plant and a dam pdq just to show they mean business... Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>  

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Taglines:

BLACK MAGIC Conjures Up A Holocaust Of Thrills!

Genres:

Action | Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(12 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Chapter Titles: - 1. Shadow on the Wall - 2. Trap of the Wasp - 3. A City of Terror - 4. The Secret Passage - 5. The Devil's Playmate - 6. The Fatal Crash - 7. Gamble For Life - 8. Across the Deadline - 9. Terror Rides the Rails - 10.The Unseen Monster - 11.At the Stroke of Eight - 12.The Reward of Treachery See more »

Connections

Referenced in The Witches (1967) See more »