THE PHANTOM SERIAL(1943) MOVIE PAGE
THE PHANTOM SERIAL(1943)
A great serial, with good plot, good acting and
the picture and sound is great!!
Turns out The Phantom has been protecting the
villagers for many decades, with the son taking
over the helm each time! In this tale, the current
Phantom is poisoned, and he sends for his son to
take over! All this while a band of thieves and
basically really bad men are on the hunt for a
fabled city which a good doctor has 6/7ths of
a map to! Very entertaining!! A
From IMDb.com:
Besides being the star of "the first superhero
serial," Tom Tyler also played "the first costumed
hero" in a serial. (It's been argued that The
Phantom wasn't actually the very first costumed
hero- The Scarlet Pimpernel, among others,
preceded him-, but The Phantom was certainly
AMONG the first.) Director Eason does an
exceptional job of keeping the action (and the
story) moving (the serial is never boring, which
is quite a testament in and of itself) and Tyler
once again comes through with flying colors.
The Lost Tribe of White Men (who grease-paint
themselves) are (out)dated, and the Wolf,
Devil, is a Dog this time around, but these
are very minor quibbles considering the overall
quality of THE PHANTOM. Definitely worth
a look. - poe426
Cast:
Tom Tyler ... Godfrey Prescott / The Phantom
Jeanne Bates ... Diana Palmer
Ernie Adams ... Rusty Fenton (uncredited)
John Bagni ... Moku (uncredited)
Robert Barron ... King (uncredited)
Early Cantrell ... Ruby Dawn aka The Fire Princess (uncredited)
Anthony Caruso ... Count Silento (uncredited)
George Chesebro ... Marsden (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb ... Grogan (uncredited)
Iron Eyes Cody ... Native (uncredited)
Wade Crosby ... Long (uncredited)
Angel Cruz ... Chief Zarka (uncredited)
Dick Curtis ... Tartar Chieftain (uncredited)
Joe Devlin ... Singapore Smith (uncredited)
Al Ferguson ... Thug (uncredited)
Sam Flint ... Phantom's Father (uncredited)
Sol Gorss ... Andy Kriss (uncredited)
Alex Havier ... Smith's Houseboy (uncredited)
Al Hill ... Collins (uncredited)
Reed Howes ... Tartar Guard (uncredited)
John Indrisano ... Perry (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley ... Watson (uncredited)
Guy Kingsford ... Byron Anderson (uncredited)
Pierce Lyden Pierce Lyden ... Paul (uncredited)
Kenneth MacDonald ... Dr. Max Bremmer (uncredited)
Knox Manning ... Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Paul Marion ... Rocco (uncredited)
John Maxwell ... Larkin (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard ... Drake (uncredited)
Lal Chand Mehra ... Suba (uncredited)
Ernesto Molinari ... Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Paul Newlan ... Cates (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley ... Joe Miller (uncredited)
Eddie Parker ... Scott (uncredited)
Stanley Price ... Chief Chota (uncredited)
Frank Shannon ... Prof. Davidson (uncredited)
Jay Silverheels ... Astari Warrior (uncredited)
Anthony Warde ... Karak (uncredited)
Dan White ... Braddock (uncredited)
Ace the Wonder Dog ... Devil (uncredited)