The Crimson Ghost (1946)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Directors:

Fred C. Brannon
William Witney

Writers:

Albert DeMond (writer)
Basil Dickey (writer)

Release Date:

26 October 1946 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

A criminal mastermind known as The Crimson Ghost is out to steal a device called the Cyclotrode, which can short-circuit all electrical current on the planet. |

Plot Keywords:

Criminal | Fistfight | Mind Control | Tied To Chair | Serial

Cast

Charles Quigley	...	Duncan Richards
Linda Stirling	...	Diana Farnsworth
Clayton Moore	...	Ashe
I. Stanford Jolley	...	Dr. Blackton [Ch. 11]
Kenne Duncan	...	Prof. Chambers [Chs. 1-2, 8]
Forrest Taylor	...	Prof. Van Wyck
Emmett Vogan	...	Anderson [Chs. 1-4]
Sam Flint	...	Maxwell
Joseph Forte	...	Prof. Parker
Stanley Price	...	Count Fator [Chs. 11-12]
Wheaton Chambers	...	Wilson [Ch. 1]
Tom Steele	...	Henchman [Chs. 4, 7, 9]
Dale Van Sickel	...	Henchman Harte [Chs. 6-7]
Rex Lease	...	Bain
Fred Graham	...	Snyder [Chs. 1-2] / Zane [Ch. 8]

Runtime:

167 min (12 episodes) | 93 min (colorized version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Republic Pictures (I)

Trivia:

Bud Geary wore the robes of the Crimson Ghost, but the voice that came out of the stationary skeletal mouth was that of I. Stanford Jolley, who was billed fourth in the cast. Another actor dubbed Jolley's character's response on the radio. Finally, a fourth actor played the Crimson Ghost's alter ego.

Quotes:

The Crimson Ghost: We've been tricked by cleverness!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Special Effects: Anything Can Happen (1996)

an old gem

very good serial. a lot of suspense and (for the time, hey, even now they will hold up) fast paced fight scenes, and a fast paced story. Buy this serial (but try to find your copy in black and white) and have fun with this classic.