Brick Bradford (1947)

An adventurer travels to the moon to stop a madman from getting hold of the Interceptor Ray, a weapon that could destroy Earth.

Directors:

Spencer Gordon Bennet (as Spencer Bennet), Thomas Carr

Writers:

Clarence Gray (comic strip), William Ritt (comic strip)

Stars:

Kane Richmond, Rick Vallin, Linda Leighton

Cast

Cast overview:
Kane Richmond	...	Brick Bradford
Rick Vallin	...	Sandy Sanderson
Linda Leighton	...	June Salisbury (as Linda Johnson)
Pierre Watkin	...	Prof. Salisbury
Charles Quigley	...	Laydron
Jack Ingram	...	Albers
Fred Graham	...	Black
John Merton	...	Dr. Gregor Tymak
Leonard Penn	...	Eric Byrus
Wheeler Oakman	...	Louis Walthar
Carol Forman	...	Queen Khana
Charles King	...	Creed
John Hart	...	Dent
Helene Stanley	...	Carol Preston

Storyline

Brick Bradford, soldier-of-fortune and time-machine traveler, is hired to protect the Interceptor Ray, an anti-guided missile weapon. His task takes him to the Moon, where he is captured by subjects of Queen Khana, but is spared because Queen Khana kinda likes him. Back on earth, Brick, Sandy and June get into The Time To (Brick's spinning time-machine) and spin back to the 18th Century where they have to fight off pirates and island natives. Brick finally traps the villain after the Interceptor Ray and world peace is assured.

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Plot Keywords:

new york city | spaceflight | soldier of fortune | island | 18th century | 

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Taglines:

NOW FOLLOW YOUR FAVORITE CARTOON STRIP HERO ON A SERIAL SUPER-THRILL TRIP TO THE MOON!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 December 1947 (USA)

Also Known As:

Les aventures de Brick Bradford

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Chapter Titles

• 1. Atomic Defense
• 2. Flight to the Moon
• 3. Prisoners of the Moon
• 4. Into the Volcano
• 5. Bradford at Bay
• 6. Back to Earth
• 7. Into Another Century
• 8. Buried Treasure
• 9. Trapped in the Time Top
• 10.The Unseen Hand
• 11.Poison Gas
• 12.Door of Disaster
• 13.Sinister Rendezvous
• 14.River of Revenge
• 15.For the Peace of the World

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Goofs

Brick and party are on the far side of the moon in daylight and can breathe. The far side of the moon is in total darkness and the moon is airless.

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Quotes

[Brick and his friends rescue June and Professor Salisbury from a death trap set to go off at noon]
Prof. Salisbury: It's twelve o'clock, gentlemen!
Brick Bradford: But we had seconds to spare.
June Salisbury: Sure - about one!

User Reviews

The Three Phases of Brick

Dr. Claussen enlists the aid of Brick Bradford and his associates to protect the Interceptor Ray for the United Nations. The ray, invented by Dr. Tymak has the ability to destroy any missile that comes within the large area of the beam it emits. Laydron, a scientific criminal, is also interested in getting the ray in order to sell to a nasty foreign power. Brick and friend Sandy use Dr. Tymak's inventions such as the crystal door transporter to travel to the moon in order to get a mineral needed by the ray, and the Time Top which transports the two back into the 18th century to find a lost scientific secret buried away. The serial is fun no doubt with very original concepts. Its burden is that its separated into 3 different sections. The first 6 chapters concentrate on the moon adventure, the next 3 and a half have the Time Top (the best of the three), and the remaining chapters are back on present day earth and are unnecessary padding of the serial. Richmond is in the twilight of his acting career so the serial concentrates more on the supporting cast, but he still does have the adventurous presence. Vallin seems to have a ball playing Sandy, and much of his dialogue seems ad-libbed. (Brick and Sandy in the time travel sequence does have the feeling of a Hope-Crosby Road picture) I was surprised with Bennet directing there was a lack of good fight sequences. Rating, based on serials, 6.