Manhunt of Mystery Island
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| 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) | 17 March 1945 |
| Running time | 15 chapters (219 min) |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $167,912 (negative cost: $182,388)[1] |
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Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945) is a Republic Movie serial. It was the thirty-sixth serial produced by Republic (of a total of sixty-six) and the first released in 1945.
It is the penultimate 15-chapter serial to be released by the studio. The year 1945, the end of the Golden Age of Serials[2], was the last in which Republic released any 15-chapter serials, the remainder being either 12- or 13-chapters in length.
In 1966 footage from the serial was edited together into the 100-minute film Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine.
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[edit] Plot
A mad genius seeks to conquer the world, using a Transformation 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.
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[edit] Cast
- Richard Bailey as Lance Reardon
- Linda Stirling as Claire Forrest, daughter of Professor Forrest
- Roy Barcroft as Cpt Mephisto and Higgins
- Kenne Duncan as Sidney Brand
- Forrest Taylor as Professor William Forrest, inventor of the Radiatomic Power Transmitter
- Forbes Murray as Professor Harry Hargraves
- Jack Ingram as Edward Armstrong
- Harry Strang as Frederick "Fred" Braley
[edit] Production
Manhunt of Mystery Island was filmed between 16 October and 18 November 1944. The seventh chapter of the serial was released on 17 March 1945, which is now considered to be the official release date for the serial as a whole.[1]
The budget for this serial was set as $167,912 but the actual negative cost was $182,388 (making production of the serial overbudget by $14,476 or 8.6%)[1]
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[edit] Chapter titles
- Secret Weapon
- Satan's Web
- The Murder Machine
- The Lethal Chamber
- Mephisto's Mantrap
- Ocean Tomb
- The Death Drop
- Bombs Away
- The Fatal Flood
- The Sable Shroud
- Satan's Shadow
- Cauldron of Cremation
- Bridge to Eternity
- Power Dive to Doom
- Fatal Transformation
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Valley of the Cliffhangers Supplement; Mathis, Jack, 1995, ISBN 0-9632878-1-8
- ^ Images Journal, The Golden Age of Serials, retrieved 30 November 2007
[edit] External links
- Manhunt of Mystery Island at the Internet Movie Database
- Manhunt of Mystery Island: A review from an Objectivist perspective by David P. Hayes
- Manhunt of Mystery Island at Sci-fi Movies
| Preceded by Zorro's Black Whip (1944) |
Republic Serial Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945) |
Succeeded by Federal Operator 99 (1945) |
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