| The Lost Planet | |
|---|---|
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Poster_of_the_movie_The_Lost_Planet.jpg) Poster of chapter 5 | |
| Directed by | Spencer Gordon Bennet (as Spencer Bennet) |
| Screenplay by | George H. Plympton Arthur Hoerl |
| Story by | George H. Plympton Arthur Hoerl |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Starring | Judd Holdren |
| Cinematography | William P. Whitley (as William Whitney) |
| Edited by | Earl Turner |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Sam Katzman Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
|
Running time | (15 episodes) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Lost Planet is a 1953 American science fiction serial film 15-chapter serial which has the distinction of being the last interplanetary-themed sound serial ever made. It was directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet with a screenplay by George H. Plympton and Arthur Hoerl (who also wrote for Rocky Jones, Space Ranger). It appears to have been planned as a sequel to the earlier chapterplay Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere and shares many plot-points, props and sets, as well as some of the same cast. However, the Video Rangers do not appear, and their uniforms are instead worn by "slaves" created electronically by Reckov, the dictator of the Lost Planet (Gene Roth) with the help of mad scientist Dr. Grood (Michael Fox) and enslaved "good" scientist Professor Dorn (Forrest Taylor).