Set in the Himalayan realm of Pendrang some villains are looking for an element that will offer protection from atomic warfare (!) but on their trail are Rod Stanton and Tal Shan, agents of the United Peace Foundation. Not a good serial, partly because the great Lionel Atwill as Sir Eric Hazarias was unwell when it was being filmed so sometimes there is an obvious stand-in for him and sometimes his absence is covered by inferior villain Malborn played weakly by John Mylong. Also Russell Hayden as Stanton is quite boring. Fortunately there is Keye Luke as Tal Shan who should have been the main lead as he is bright, charming and resourceful.
There is not much of a story and there is a lot of repetitious dialogue. Of course in serials one needs reminding of previous chapters but it is very noticeable how much things are repeated over and over again. So it just becomes dull. There aren't that many fights to liven up proceedings either. Apart from the occasional appearance of Lionel Atwill and the presence of Keye Luke there is not much to recommend in this Universal serial.
There is not much of a story and there is a lot of repetitious dialogue. Of course in serials one needs reminding of previous chapters but it is very noticeable how much things are repeated over and over again. So it just becomes dull. There aren't that many fights to liven up proceedings either. Apart from the occasional appearance of Lionel Atwill and the presence of Keye Luke there is not much to recommend in this Universal serial.