Cinematography:
Jerome AshCast:
Buster Crabbe, Frances Robinson, Cyril Delevanti, Wade Boteler, Philip Ahn, William Gould, Wheeler Oakman, Stanley Price, Earl Douglas, Dick Purcell (more)Plots(1)
Based on the comic strip by Will Gould, the serial followed the adventures of tough guy police detective "Red" Barry (Crabbe) in his quest to recover valuable stolen savings bonds. Crabbe has to deal with a gang of Russian crooks (headed by Edna Sedgewick and including Stanley Price), a group of Chinese agents (headed by Cyril Delevanti) and a bunch of American/Chinese racketeers (headed by Frank Lackteen, Wheeler Oakman and a young Tom Steele), as well as an hostile police commissioner (William Gould; no relation to the strip's creator) and a bumbling British sleuth named Valentine Vane (Hugh Huntley). Despite all the conflicting gangs, Crabbe manages to come out on top with the help of female reporter Mississippi (Frances Robinson) and Police Inspector "Scotty" Scott (Wade Boteler). Crabbe was ideal as Barry, an unshakable and unconventional cop who didn t let protocol or due process mess up his investigations, and who was in constant conflict with the windbag police commissioner (William Gould). (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Buster Crabbe
USA
Best movies:
Arizona Raiders (1965)
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
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Frances Robinson
USA
Best movies:
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When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
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Cyril Delevanti
UK
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Teacher's Pet (1958)
Wade Boteler
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Philip Ahn
USA
Best movies:
The Good Earth (1937)
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
William Gould
Best movies:
The Talk of the Town (1942)
Texas (1941)
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Wheeler Oakman
USA
Best movies:
The Texans (1938)
'G' Men (1935)
Outside the Law (1920)
Stanley Price
USA
Best movies:
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The Ten Commandments (1956)
State of the Union (1948)
Earl Douglas
USA
Dick Purcell
USA
Best movies:
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In Old California (1942)
Lane Chandler
USA
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The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
Max Wagner
Mexico
Best movies:
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The Roaring Twenties (1939)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Bud Jamison
USA
Best movies:
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Holiday Inn (1942)
Come and Get It (1936)
Gladden James
USA
Best movies:
Captains Courageous (1937)
Love Is News (1937)
Test Pilot (1938)
Sherry Hall
USA
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
After the Thin Man (1936)
George Magrill
Best movies:
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
Love Crazy (1941)
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Lynton Brent
USA
Best movies:
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King Kong (1933)
Frank O'Connor
USA
Best movies:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Jack Gardner
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Talk of the Town (1942)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
Edward Hearn
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
Edison, the Man (1940)
The General (1926)