MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Up 23,752 this week

Phantom Raiders (1940)

 -  Crime | Drama | Romance  -  7 June 1940 (USA)
6.1
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 6.1/10 from 167 users  
Reviews: 9 user | 5 critic

A mysterious rash of cargo ship sinkings in Panama leads insurers Llewellyns of London to hire vacationer Nick Carter and his eccentric associate Bartholomew to investigate. Nick recognizes... See full summary »

Director:

Writers:

(screen play), (original story), 1 more credit »
0Check in
0Share...

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 657 titles created 01 Feb 2012
 
a list of 3894 titles created 5 months ago
 
a list of 20 titles created 07 Jun 2012
 
a list of 67 titles created 3 months ago
 
a list of 394 titles created 28 Dec 2011
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: Phantom Raiders (1940)

Phantom Raiders (1940) on IMDb 6.1/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Phantom Raiders.
Edit

Cast

Complete credited cast:
...
...
...
Al Taurez
Florence Rice ...
Cora Barnes
Nat Pendleton ...
'Gunboat' Jacklin
John Carroll ...
John Ramsell, Jr
Steffi Duna ...
Dolores
Cecil Kellaway ...
Franklin Morris
Matthew Boulton ...
John Ramsell, Sr (as Mathew Boulton)
Alec Craig ...
Andy MacMillan
Thomas W. Ross ...
Dr. Grisson (as Thomas Ross)
...
Eddie Anders
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
...
Seaman (scenes deleted)
William Lally ...
Port Inspector (scenes deleted)
David Newell ...
Man in Cafe (scenes deleted)
Edit

Storyline

A mysterious rash of cargo ship sinkings in Panama leads insurers Llewellyns of London to hire vacationer Nick Carter and his eccentric associate Bartholomew to investigate. Nick recognizes influential nightclub owner Al Taurez as a shady operator, but getting the goods on him depends on slick diversions involving the heavyweight champ of the Pacific Tuna Fleet, a Panamanian bombshell armed with American slang, a young couple in love and a whole raft of crooks and cutthroats. Written by Sister Grimm <srgrimm@teleport.com>

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

ship | cargo | cargo ship | panama | nightclub | See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance

Certificate:

Approved | See all certifications »
Edit

Details

Country:

Language:

Release Date:

7 June 1940 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Attentat i Panama  »

Company Credits

Production Co:

 »
Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

(Western Electric Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Goofs

There is a quick shot of a ship's engine order telegraph, but the words are all printed backward. See more »

Connections

Follows Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939) See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

 
Nick Carter in the zone
12 November 2012 | by (Buffalo, New York) – See all my reviews

Walter Pidgeon is back in the second of three Nick Carter films he made for MGM's B picture unit until he started getting leads in A films, a lot of them with Greer Garson. He's called in as a consultant by none less than Scotland Yard after one of their operatives is murdered and on US territory.

Said territory being the Panama Canal Zone where several British ships have gone down without warning. Being wartime a U-Boat is suspected, but they can't find hint of one operating in the area.

Not much suspense in this film since we know right away it's Joseph Schildkraut who is playing one of his best and most epicene villains, something Schildkraut did with aplomb. He's a former union organizer in America and he and Pidgeon have history. Of course he doesn't believe that Nick Carter is just in the Panama Canal Zone for a vacation. I never heard of it being a vacation place when we did lease it from Panama.

As usual Donald Meek is more annoying than entertaining as the 'bee man' who inflicted himself on Pidgeon in the first Carter film. But Schildkraut lifts this one a notch with his performance.


2 of 2 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
Great nowonzlookin
Discuss Phantom Raiders (1940) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?