Manhunt of Mystery Island

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Manhunt of Mystery Island
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Yakima Canutt
Wallace Grissell
Produced by Ronald Davidson
Written by Albert DeMond
Basil Dickey
Jesse Duffy
Alan James
Grant Nelson
Joseph Poland
Starring Richard Bailey
Linda Stirling
Roy Barcroft
Kenne Duncan
Forrest Taylor
Forbes Murray
Jack Ingram
Harry Strang
Cinematography Bud Thackery
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release date(s) 1945
Running time 15 chapters (219 min)
IMDb profile

Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945) is a Republic Movie serial.

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[edit] Plot

A mad genius seeks to conquer the world, using a Tranformation Machine to disguise himself as "the legendary" pirate Captain Mephisto. To do so, he kidnaps Prof Forrest, resulting in his daughter Claire Forrest, with Lance Reardon, coming to the rescue.

[edit] Cast

Richard Bailey as Lance Reardon
Linda Stirling as Claire Forrest
Roy Barcroft as Cpt Mephisto and Higgins
Kenne Duncan as Sidney Brand
Forrest Taylor as Prof William Forrest
Forbes Murray as Prof Harry Hargraves
Jack Ingram as Edward Armstrong
Harry Strang as Frederick "Fred" Braley

[edit] Chapter Titles

1. Secret Weapon
2. Satan's Web
3. The Murder Machine
4. The Lethal Chamber
5. Mephisto's Mantrap
6. Ocean Tomb
7. The Death Drop
8. Bombs Away
9. The Fatal Flood
10.The Sable Shroud
11.Satan's Shadow
12.Cauldron of Cremation
13.Bridge to Eternity
14.Power Dive to Doom
15.Fatal Transformation

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Preceded by
Zorro's Black Whip (1944)
Republic Serial
Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945)
Succeeded by
Federal Operator 99 (1945)