The Fighting Devil Dogs - Republic Serial - 2-DVD Set ( The Fighting Devil Dogs - Series - 12 Episodes )

The Fighting Devil Dogs - Republic Serial - 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: The Fighting Devil Dogs - Series - 12 Episodes
Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
240 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1938 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
John English
William Witney

Written By:
Barry Shipman
Franklin Adreon

Actors:
Lee Powell ..... Lieutenant Tom Grayson
Bruce Bennett ..... Lieutenant Frank Corby
Eleanor Stewart ..... Janet Warfield
Montagu Love ..... General White
Hugh Sothern ..... Ben Warfield / The Lightning
Sam Flint ..... Colonel Grayson [Chs. 1-2, 7]
Perry Ivins ..... Crenshaw
Forrest Taylor ..... Benson
John Picorri ..... Professor Gould
Carleton Young ..... Johnson, 'Aurora' Crewman [Ch. 4]
John Davidson ..... Lin Wing [Ch. 1]
Henry Otho ..... Sam Hedges, the Gardener
Reed Howes ..... Parker, Sub Crewman [Chs. 4, 10-12]
Tom London ..... Henchman Wilson [Chs. 2-5, 9]
Edmund Cobb ..... Henchman Ellis [Chs. 2, 4-6]

Synopsis:

In Singapore, two US Marine Lieutenants, Tom Grayson and Frank Corby, discover the threat of a new villain called The Lightning, a masked villain who uses a powerful lightning based weapon in his bid for world conquest. Unfortunately, the battle becomes personal when The Lightning annihilates the officers' unit, and later kills Lt. Grayson's father as he was helping the investigation of the weapon. Now, those young marines have dedicated themselves to stopping The Lightning and bringing him to justice.
1. The Lightning Strikes
2. The Mill Of Disaster
3. The Silenced Witness
4. Cargo Of Mystery
5. Undersea Bandits
6. The Torpedo Of Doom
7. The Phantom Killer
8. Tides Of Trickery
9. Attack From The Skies
10. In The Camp Of The Enemy
11. The Baited Trap
12. Killer At Bay

The United States Marine Corps. became the focus of this typical Republic Pictures serial directed by two of the best in the business, William Witney and John English. The villain was yet another cloaked figure -- this time an inventor whose contribution to mankind was a weapon capable of discharging huge amounts of electricity from an airplane -- known only as "The Lightning." A group of alarmed scientists attempt to develop a countermeasure to the diabolical machine, and the government assigns a couple of marine lieutenants (Lee Powell and Herman Brix) to track down the master criminal. Both relative newcomers, Powell and Brix also co-starred in the year's most popular serial, The Lone Ranger. The former, sadly, lost his life in World War II, while Brix later signed with Warner Bros. and became a well-known second-lead under the name Bruce Bennett. To keep the audience guessing, Witney and English cast Lester Dorr as "The Lightning" when in costume and had Edwin Stanley furnishing his voice. Hugh Sothern played the villain's alter ego, the seemingly upstanding Ben Warfield. Fighting Devil Dogs was also released in an edited feature version, The Torpedo of Doom.

A marine melodrama in twelve episodes. Two US Marines are detailed to seek out a mysterious man known as "The Lightning", the inventor of a dangerous electrically-controlled torpedo, which is being used to prey upon Marine outposts in the Pacific.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 11 April, 2011.

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