The Phantom Creeps (1949) (TV)

Calificación de los usuarios:

3.9/10   

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

6 junio 1949 (USA)

Género:

Crimen | Ciencia-Ficción | Aventura | Misterio | Suspenso

Plot:

Not a feature, but an edited version of the 1939 serial "The Phantom Creeps" which was released to TV in 1949. |

Plot Keywords:

MST3K | Mad Scientist | Giant Robot | Criminal | Female Reporter

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Wild, goofy sci-fi action thriller

Reparto

Bela Lugosi	...	Dr. Alex Zorka (archive footage)
Robert Kent	...	Capt. Bob West (archive footage)
Dorothy Arnold	...	Jean Drew (archive footage)
Edwin Stanley	...	Dr. Fred Mallory (archive footage)
Regis Toomey	...	Lt. Jim Daley (archive footage)
Jack C. Smith	...	Monk (archive footage)
Edward Van Sloan	...	Jarvis (spy chief) (archive footage)
Dora Clement	...	Ann Zorka (archive footage)
Anthony Averill	...	Rankin (henchman) (archive footage)
Hugh Huntley	...	Perkins (lab assistant) (archive footage)
Monte Vandergrift	...	Jarvis Goon (archive footage)
Frank Mayo	...	West's Boss (archive footage)
Jim Farley	...	Harbormaster (archive footage) (as James Farley)
Eddie Acuff	...	Mac (government agent) (archive footage)
Ed Wolff	...	The Robot (archive footage)

Duración:

78 min | USA:78 min (condensation of 265-minute 1939 serial)

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Relación de Aspecto:

1.33 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

USA:Approved

Compañía:

Universal Pictures

Conexiones de Película:

Editado desde The Phantom Creeps (1939)

Wild, goofy sci-fi action thriller

The Phantom Creeps is everything an old classic B sci-fi thriller is supposed to be. It features Bela Lugosi (as Dr. Zorka), a mad megalomaniac genius with a utility belt and a sack of gadgets that would make Batman and James Bond blush, against a team of CIA-types, a reporter, and local law enforcement. Lugosi hams up a storm and really seems to enjoy himself in this immensely silly role. His somewhat untrustworthy and dull side kick, played by Jack Smith is a great foil to his overbearing stage presence, and he makes a truly great sadist! The film is replete with clever and creative (for its time) special effects (plane crashes, all sorts of random electrical currents, cloaking technology) and a lot of technobabble reminiscent of some of the less palatable Star Trek series.

For an added bonus, the creators threw in a plot, and a cast of well developed, if stereotyped, characters. This film is an edit-job of the old classic serial with the same title, and it is essentially a highlight reel - compressing all the pivot points on the winding road followed by the serial.

Ultimately, it's mindless, kinda trashy entertainment, but it's also a damn good time.