Secret Service in Darkest Africa (1943)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.9/10   

Director:

Spencer Gordon Bennet

Escritores:

Royal K. Cole (original screenplay)
Ronald Davidson (original screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

24 julio 1943 (USA)

Género:

Acción

Frase comercial:

Nazi raiders steal a lost Arab treasure!

Plot:

An American secret agent travels to Africa to infiltrate a Nazi spy ring.

Plot Keywords:

Nazi | Free French | Spy | Female Reporter | WWII

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Non Stop Action

Reparto

Rod Cameron	...	Rex Bennett
Joan Marsh	...	Janet Blake
Duncan Renaldo	...	Capt. Pierre LaSalle
Lionel Royce	...	Baron von Rommler / Sultan Abou Ben Ali
Kurt Kreuger	...	Ernst Muller
Frederic Brunn	...	Wolfe
Sigurd Tor	...	Luger
Georges Renavent	...	Armand
Kurt Katch	...	Kurt Hauptmann [Ch. 1]
Ralf Harolde	...	Riverboat Captain [Ch. 1]
Wilhelm von Brincken	...	Capt. Boschert [Ch. 7] (as William Vaughn)
William Yetter Sr.	...	Sub Commandant [Ch. 3]
Hans von Morhart	...	Sub Officer [Ch. 3]
Erwin Goldi	...	Col. von Raeder [Ch. 1]
Frederick Worlock	...	Sir James Langley [Ch. 15]

También conocida como:

Manhunt in the African Jungles (USA) (reissue title)

Duración:

100 min (15 episodes)

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Relación de Aspecto:

1.37 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Clasificación:

USA:Approved

Locaciones de Filmación:

Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Compañía:

Republic Pictures (I)

Trivialidades:

When it was reissued with a new title in 1954, the official documentation often called it "Manhunt in the African Jungle". However the actual on-screen title was "Manhunt in the African Jungles" (the plural word "Jungles" was used on-screen).

Citas:

Wolfe: I have set the watch so the chemicals will ignite at nine o'clock. You have one minute to live, Miss Blake.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Non Stop Action

This is another action packed cliffhanger from the Thrill Factory. Released in 1943 as Secret Service in Darkest Africa and re-released in 1954 as Manhunt in the African Jungles, this serial hardly leaves the viewer time to catch their breath! Spencer Bennet directs Rod Cameron,Duncan Renaldo , Joan Marsh and a fine supporting cast, to tell a story of Nazi treachery and intrigue.Cameron plays Rex Bennett super spy ,sent to Casablanca to stop the Nazis from taking over in North Africa. Lionel Royce plays a dual role as the Sultan and head Nazi Baron von Rommler.Many familiar actors make up the supporting cast. The pulsating music score by Mort Glickman matches the action on screen. The cliffhangers are, for the most part convincing with the resolutions likewise. Noteworthy is the actions sequences. With an average of three fights per chapter,this serial must set a record.Howard Lydeckers special effects are ,as usual, first rate. A fifteen chapter serial from Republic Pictures and not to be missed !