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Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)

267 min  -  Adventure | Action | Crime  -   13 December 1940 (USA)
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A mad scientist plots the domination of America and only the masked hero, The Copperhead, can stop him.

Directors:

John English, William Witney

Writers:

Franklin Adreon, Ronald Davidson, and 4 more credits »

Stars:

Eduardo Ciannelli, Robert Wilcox and William Newell
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eduardo Ciannelli Eduardo Ciannelli ...
Doctor Satan (as Edward Ciannelli)
Robert Wilcox Robert Wilcox ...
Bob Wayne / 'Copperhead'
William Newell William Newell ...
Speed Martin
C. Montague Shaw C. Montague Shaw ...
Prof. Thomas Scott
Ella Neal Ella Neal ...
Lois Scott
Dorothy Herbert Dorothy Herbert ...
Alice Brent
Charles Trowbridge Charles Trowbridge ...
Gov. Bronson [Ch. 1]
Jack Mulhall Jack Mulhall ...
Police Chief Rand [Chs. 1, 4, 13]
Edwin Stanley Edwin Stanley ...
Col. Bevans
Walter McGrail Walter McGrail ...
Stoner, thug leader
Joe McGuinn Joe McGuinn ...
Gort, a thug
Bud Geary Bud Geary ...
Hallett, a thug
Paul Marion Paul Marion ...
Corbet, a thug [Ch. 1]
Archie Twitchell Archie Twitchell ...
Ross, airport radio operator
Lynton Brent Lynton Brent ...
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Storyline

A mad scientist named Dr. Satan plots to steal key pieces of technolgy to enable him to build an army of robots based on his prototype to conquer America. The only one standing in his way is Bob Wayne, who fights Satan as the enigmatic Copperhead. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Masked Hero | Robot | Trapdoor | Father Daughter Relationship | Bound And Gagged  | See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Action | Crime | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Doctor Satan's Robot See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$147,381 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Republic Pictures (I) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(15 episodes)  | West Germany: (cut version)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

When this serial was being written, it was intended to be a series that utilized Superman as the main hero. The owners of Superman decided they didn't want to let the studio use the character. Instead of scraping the project altogether, the writers replaced Superman with a character of their own creation, called The Copperhead. See more »

Quotes

Bob Wayne: Then some of the rumors about this mysterious Dr. Satan are true!
Gov. Bronson [Ch. 1]: All of them are probably true! Dr. Satan's spies have penetrated even the police department. The situation is so serious that I'm going to call four companies of the National Guard!
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Edited into Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952) See more »