The Phantom | |
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Directed by | B. Reeves Eason |
Written by | Morgan Cox Victor McLeod Leslie Swabacker Sherman L. Lowe Lee Falk (character) Ray Moore (character) |
Produced by | Rudolph C. Flothow |
Starring | Tom Tyler Jeanne Bates |
Narrated by | Knox Manning |
Cinematography | James S. Brown Jr. |
Edited by | Henry Adams Dwight Caldwell |
Music by | Lee Zahler |
Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Columbia Pictures |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 15 chapters (299 min) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Phantom is a 1943 15-chapter cliffhanger superhero serial, produced by Rudolph C. Flothow, directed B. Reeves Eason, and starring Tom Tyler in the title role. It is based on Lee Falk's comic strip The Phantom, first syndicated to newspapers in 1936 by King Features Syndicate. The serial also features Jeanne Bates as the Phantom's girlfriend Diana Palmer, and Ace the Wonder Dog as the Phantom's trusty German shepherd Devil (who is a wolf in the original comic strip).