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The Crimson Ghost

  • 19461946
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 2h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Charles Quigley and Linda Stirling in The Crimson Ghost (1946)
ActionAdventureCrime
A criminal mastermind known as the Crimson Ghost is out to steal a device called the Cyclotrode, which can short-circuit every electrical current on the planet.A criminal mastermind known as the Crimson Ghost is out to steal a device called the Cyclotrode, which can short-circuit every electrical current on the planet.A criminal mastermind known as the Crimson Ghost is out to steal a device called the Cyclotrode, which can short-circuit every electrical current on the planet.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
472
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    • Fred C. Brannon
    • William Witney
  • Writers
    • Albert DeMond(original screenplay)
    • Basil Dickey(original screenplay)
    • Jesse Duffy(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Charles Quigley
    • Linda Stirling
    • Clayton Moore
    • Fred C. Brannon
    • William Witney
  • Writers
    • Albert DeMond(original screenplay)
    • Basil Dickey(original screenplay)
    • Jesse Duffy(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Charles Quigley
    • Linda Stirling
    • Clayton Moore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 17User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Charles Quigley and Linda Stirling in The Crimson Ghost (1946)
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    Charles Quigley and Linda Stirling in The Crimson Ghost (1946)
    Kenne Duncan in The Crimson Ghost (1946)
    Kenne Duncan and Charles Quigley in The Crimson Ghost (1946)
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    The Crimson Ghost (1946)
    Clayton Moore and Linda Stirling in The Crimson Ghost (1946)
    Charles Quigley and Linda Stirling in The Crimson Ghost (1946)
    Clayton Moore, Charles Quigley, and Linda Stirling in The Crimson Ghost (1946)
    Charles Quigley and Linda Stirling in The Crimson Ghost (1946)
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    Charles Quigley
    Charles Quigley
    • Duncan Richards
    Linda Stirling
    Linda Stirling
    • Diana Farnsworth
    Clayton Moore
    Clayton Moore
    • Louis Ashe
    I. Stanford Jolley
    I. Stanford Jolley
    • Dr. Blackton [Ch. 11]
    Kenne Duncan
    Kenne Duncan
    • Dr. Chambers [Chs. 1-2, 8]
    Forrest Taylor
    Forrest Taylor
    • Prof. Van Wyck
    Emmett Vogan
    • Anderson [Chs. 1-4]
    Sam Flint
    Sam Flint
    • Maxwell
    Joseph Forte
    • Prof. Parker
    • (as Joe Forte)
    Stanley Price
    Stanley Price
    • Count Fator [Chs. 11-12]
    Wheaton Chambers
    Wheaton Chambers
    • Wilson [Ch. 1]
    Tom Steele
    Tom Steele
    • Henchman Stricker [Chs. 4, 7, 9]
    Dale Van Sickel
    Dale Van Sickel
    • Henchman Harte [Chs. 6-7]
    Rex Lease
    Rex Lease
    • Bain
    Fred Graham
    Fred Graham
    • Snyder [Chs. 1-2]…
    Bud Wolfe
    Bud Wolfe
    • Cross - Apartment Thug [Chs. 11-12]
    Rod Bacon
    • Armored Car Guard [Ch. 3]
    • (uncredited)
    Virginia Carroll
    Virginia Carroll
    • Nurse [Chs. 8-9]
    • (uncredited)
      • Fred C. Brannon
      • William Witney
    • Writers
      • Albert DeMond(original screenplay)
      • Basil Dickey(original screenplay)
      • Jesse Duffy(original screenplay)
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Popular early punk band The Misfits copied their logo from the poster for this movie featuring the titular character. Frontman Glenn Danzig saw the poster and decided it fit the look of the band.
    • Goofs
      An important plot point is Duncan's trailing the crooks to their underground hideout using a concealed TV camera in a getaway car. But Duncan has already been to the hideout in a previous chapter when the kidnapped inventor is accidentally killed while saving Duncan from a death ray. This renders the rigged escape and trailing bit meaningless.
    • Quotes

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

    • Alternate versions
      Also available in a colorized version.
    • Connections
      Edited into Caltiki, the Immortal Monster (1959)

    User reviews17

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    8/10
    Who Knew How Important Heavy Water Was?
    I have fallen in love with serials as of late. You begin with the lengthier first chapter and soon cannot wait - no matter how poor the budget and performers are - to find out who the masked villain is in the last chapter. Well, The Crimson Ghost is no exception except that as far as Republic serials go this one has a slightly better budget then many and slightly better performers as well. Much of this praise can be directly attributed to directors Fred C. Brannon( a regular fixture in films and serials of this ilk), and even more so to William Whitney who worked on like material including the wonderful The Adventures of Captain Marvel. The pacing is crisp, the action plentiful, and the actors right on character. The story concerns a professor of physics creating a Cyclotrode that stops electrical engines in their tracks. A villain known as The Crimson Ghost, who is also a professor at the university(we get this info very early as it is our task to find out which one of the four men is the villain), will stop at nothing to get this so he can build an even larger model and live out his evil plans of world domination/great wealth. The Crimson Ghost created necklaces that he places over people to control them to do his bidding and if one tries to remove it - the victim dies. This serial has loads of action from innumerable fights(okay, maybe too many), electrical fires, gun fights, explosions, and even a tense operation scene. The set pieces are pretty decent as are the special effects. The story meanders here and there and the whole four or five chapters devoted to getting heavy water did get a bit tiresome at moments, but overall the suspense is maintained at a high level. The acting is all workmanlike with leads Charles Quigley as the hero Duncan Richards and Linda Stirling as his devoted pretty Friday doing well enough. The Lone Ranger himself, Clayton Moore, gets to parade around as a key henchman sans mask. He is quite good. How about the ghost himself? Well, I don't think you will be overall surprised who the ghost is despite the clumsy final chapter's resolution, but I will say that his outfit and that skull mask are awesome. I think that mask is easily one of the best of its kind I have ever seen in anything and one can see the influence it had on subsequent productions. If you have not had an opportunity to sit down to a serial, The Crimson Ghost is a good first foray.
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    • Release date
      • October 26, 1946 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Republic Pictures (I)
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    • 2 hours 47 minutes
      • Black and White

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